Supreme Court Amendment (Discovery) Rules 2009
We, the Honourable Ewan Charles Crawford, Chief Justice, and the Honourable Pierre William Slicer, the Honourable Peter Ethrington Evans, the Honourable Alan Michael Blow, OAM, the Honourable Shan Eve Tennent and the Honourable David James Porter, 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 .
1Short titleThese Rules of Court may be cited as the Supreme Court Amendment (Discovery) Rules 2009 . 2CommencementThese Rules of Court take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette. 3Principal RulesIn these Rules of Court, the Supreme Court Rules 2000 are referred to as the Principal Rules. 4Part 13, Division 1: Heading amended Division 1 of Part 13 of the Principal Rules is amended by omitting "Discovery and inspection of documents" from the heading to that Division and substituting "Interpretation". 5Rule 381 amended (Interpretation of Part 13) Rule 381 of the Principal Rules is amended by omitting "Division –" and substituting "Part –". 6Part 13, Division 1A: Heading inserted Part 13 of the Principal Rules is amended by inserting the following heading after rule 381 : Discovery and inspection of documents E. C. CRAWFORD
Chief Justice
P. W. SLICER
Puisne Judge
P. E. EVANS
Puisne Judge
A. M. BLOW
Puisne Judge
S. E. TENNENT
Puisne Judge
D. J. PORTER
Puisne Judge
Countersigned,
E. A. KNIGHT
Registrar
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 16 September 2009
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