Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2018 14 February 2018 We, the Honourable Alan Michael Blow, OAM, Chief Justice, and the Honourable Helen Marie Wood, the Honourable Stephen Peter Estcourt, 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 Amendment Rules 2018 . 2. Commencement These Rules of Court take effect on the day on which their making 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. 4. The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 . 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 21 February 2018