Civil Rules
Rules of procedure for the Court’s civil jurisdiction can be accessed on the Tasmanian Legislation Site by using the links below:
- Supreme Court Rules 2000 (SR No 8/2000)
- Rules of the Supreme Court (Corporations Law) 2008 (SR No 125/2008)
- Supreme Court Forms Rules 2000 (SR No 26/2000)
The Supreme Court Forms Rules are only available as images on the Tasmanian Legislation site. Copies of individual Forms can be downloaded as Word files from the Supreme Court website. Use the link to Forms :
The following parts of the 1965 Rules are still current:
- Part II – Debtor’s Act 1870
- Part II – Debtor’s Act 1870 Schedule
- Appendix N – Debtor’s Act 1870 Forms
- Part XII – Notaries Public
Links to the Rules of Court of other Australian jurisdictions:
Victoria (access through the Victorian Law Today link)
Western Australia (access through the links under the heading Regulations)
Criminal Rules
Indictable Offences
Criminal Rules 2006 (Tas)
Procedures for the disposition of indictable offences in the Supreme Court of Tasmania can be found in the Justices Act 1959 Part VII (Ss.51-70A)
A Guide to Preliminary Proceedings for the Disposition of Indictable Offences is now available for downloading as a Word Document or a PDF Document
Further information is available in Part 1A of the Criminal Rules 2006 and Circular 2 of 2010.