Supreme Court Amendment Rules 202111 March 2021
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 .
These Rules of Court may be cited as the Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2021 .
These Rules of Court take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
In these Rules of Court, the Supreme Court Rules 2000 are referred to as the Principal Rules.
4. Rule 20 amended (Office hours)
Rule 20 of the Principal Rules is amended by omitting subrule (1) and substituting the following subrule:(1) Subject to any direction published by the Principal Registrar, each registry is to be open from 9 am until 4.30 pm on every day in the year except Saturdays, Sundays and Court holidays.
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 24 March 2021
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 Rules 2000 by updating information concerning the opening hours of the Supreme Court Registry.