Supreme Court Rules 2000

Within 14 days after the filing of the writ, the Attorney-General is to cause a notice in accordance with the prescribed form to be published – once in the Gazette; and twice in a daily newspaper published at Hobart and a daily newspaper published at Launceston, in each case the 2 publications to be at least 10 days apart.

Within 30 days after the filing of a writ, the Attorney-General is to cause to be filed an affidavit, proving compliance with subrule (1) and exhibiting copies of the relevant pages of the Gazette and of the newspapers in which the notice was published.

If subrule (1) or (2) is not complied with, the Court or a judge may make an order as to – how and when notice is to be published or when the affidavit is to be filed; and the time within which a claim under rule 746 may be filed and after which the action may proceed notwithstanding the non-compliance.