Supreme Court Amendment (Trans-Tasman Proceedings) Rules 2012


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Supreme Court Amendment (Trans-Tasman Proceedings) Rules 2012
6 August 2012

We, the Honourable Ewan Charles Crawford, Chief Justice, and the Honourable Peter Ethrington Evans, the Honourable Alan Michael Blow, OAM, the Honourable Shan Eve Tennent, the Honourable David James Porter and the Honourable Helen Marie Wood, 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 Amendment (Trans-Tasman Proceedings) Rules 2012 .

2.   Commencement

These Rules of Court take effect on whichever of the following is the later:
(a) the day on which section 3 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 of the Commonwealth commences;
(b) the day on which the making of these Rules of Court is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Rules

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

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .

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The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .

E. C. CRAWFORD

Chief Justice

P. E. EVANS

Puisne Judge

A. M. BLOW

Puisne Judge

S. E. TENNENT

Puisne Judge

D. J. PORTER

Puisne Judge

H. M. WOOD

Puisne Judge

Countersigned,

J. A. CONNOLLY

Registrar

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

Notified in the Gazette on 15 August 2012

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