Supreme Court Rules 2000 (TAS)

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Supreme Court Rules 2000

We, the Honourable William John Ellis Cox, AC, RFD, ED, Chief Justice, and the Honourable Peter George Underwood, the Honourable Ewan Charles Crawford and the Honourable Peter Ethrington Evans, 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 .

PART 1Preliminary1Short titleThese Rules of Court may be cited as the Supreme Court Rules 2000. 2CommencementThese Rules of Court take effect on 1 May 2000. PART 2Application, Interpretation and Preliminary MattersDivision 1Preliminary3Application of these rules [Rule 3 Amended by S.R. 2019, No. 50, Applied:09 Sep 2019] Subject to rules 3A and 4, the provisions of these rules apply to any civil proceedings commenced in Court. 3AAdmiralty jurisdiction [Rule 3A Inserted by S.R. 2019, No. 50, Applied:09 Sep 2019] (1)  This rule applies to the following persons: (a) the Principal Registrar; (b) the Deputy Registrar; (c) the Assistant Deputy Registrar. (2)  In civil proceedings in the admiralty jurisdiction of the Court, a person to whom this rule applies may perform the functions and exercise the powers of the Registrar and the Marshal under the Admiralty Rules 1988 of the Commonwealth. (3)  If a person to whom this rule applies cannot conveniently execute a warrant or other instrument related to civil proceedings in the admiralty jurisdiction of the Court – (a) that person may engage an appropriate officer of the Court to execute the warrant or instrument; and (b) the officer referred to in paragraph (a) is authorised to execute that warrant or instrument. (4)  In any civil proceedings in the admiralty jurisdiction of the Court – (a) a fee is payable in respect of those proceedings in relation to any matter for which a fee is payable for that matter in any other civil proceedings under these Rules; and (b) a fee payable under paragraph (a) in relation to a matter is the same as the fee payable for that matter in any other civil proceedings. 4Special provisions made by other rulesThese rules do not apply to a proceeding in respect of which special provision is made by any other rule unless otherwise provided by that other rule. 5InterpretationIn these rules – A4 paper means paper known by that name that is 297 millimetres in length by 210 millimetres in width; Act means the Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932; action means a proceeding commenced by a writ; [Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 139, Applied:26 Nov 2003] [Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 139, Applied:26 Nov 2003] address for service means an address for service that complies with rule 128; application means – (a) an originating application in writing by which a proceeding mentioned in rule 89 or 90 is commenced; and (b) an interlocutory application, oral or in writing, made to the Court or a judge in the…

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