Supreme Court Forms Amendment Rules 2019


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Supreme Court Forms Amendment Rules 2019
5 August 2019

We, the Honourable Alan Michael Blow, AO, Chief Justice, and the Honourable Helen Marie Wood, the Honourable Stephen Peter Estcourt, AM, the Honourable Robert William Pearce, the Honourable Michael Joseph Brett and the Honourable Gregory Peter Geason, Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, on the recommendation of the Rule Committee, make the following Rules of Court under the Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932 .

1.   Short title

These Rules of Court may be cited as the Supreme Court Forms Amendment Rules 2019 .

2.   Commencement

These Rules of Court take effect on the day on which the Supreme Court Civil Procedure Amendment Act 2019 commences.

3.   Principal Rules

In these Rules of Court, the Supreme Court Forms Rules 2000 are referred to as the Principal Rules.

4.    Schedule 1 amended (Forms)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Rules is amended as follows:
(a) by inserting in Part 1 after

Form 22

Affidavit for entry of appearance as litigation guardian

the following item:

Form 22A

Notice accompanying the originating process in representative proceedings

Form 22B

Opt-out notice

(b) by inserting the following forms after Form 22 in Part 2 :
Form 22A
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Form 22B
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A. M. BLOW

Chief Justice

H. M. WOOD

Puisne Judge

S. P. ESTCOURT

Puisne Judge

R. W. PEARCE

Puisne Judge

M. J. BRETT

Puisne Judge

G. P. GEASON

Puisne Judge

Countersigned,

J. A. CONNOLLY

Registrar

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 14 August 2019

These Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the rule)

These Rules of Court amend the Supreme Court Forms Rules 2000 to include forms relating to representative proceedings.