South Australian Consolidated Acts

ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS ACT 1991 - SECT 3

3—Interpretation

In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears—

"business debt" means a debt incurred in the course of carrying on a business;

"court" means—

            (a)         the Supreme Court; or

            (b)         the District Court; or

            (c)         the Magistrates Court;

"judgment" includes an order, declaration or decree;

"judgment debt" includes the costs of enforcing the judgment under this Act;

"judgment creditor" includes a person to whom the benefit of a monetary judgment has passed (by assignment or in any other way);

"judgment debtor" includes any person against whom a monetary judgment is enforceable;

"land" includes premises (including residential premises);

"monetary judgment" means a judgment for the payment of a sum of money (whether or not the judgment provides for any other form of relief);

"sale" of property includes conversion of the property into money by any appropriate means.

Note—

For definition of divisional penalties (and divisional expiation fees) see Appendix.