Victorian Consolidated Legislation

County Court Act 1958 - SECT 24

Bailiff's duty

24. Bailiff's duty



(1) The said bailiffs or one of them shall if required by the court attend
every sitting of the court at any place for which they are appointed, unless
when their absence is allowed for reasonable cause by the court; and shall by
themselves or by the officers appointed to assist them as aforesaid serve all
such summonses issued out of the court at that place as are delivered to them
for service, and shall execute all the writs and other process issued out of
the court at that place.

(2) The said bailiffs and officers shall in the execution of their duties
conform to the rules, and subject thereunto to the order and direction of the
court.

(3) The said bailiffs shall receive from the registrar and retain for their
own use for and in respect of such duties as have been performed by them or by
the officers appointed to assist them all fees and sums of money allowed as
hereinafter mentioned in the name of fees payable to the bailiff, out of which
they shall provide for the execution of the duties for which such fees are
allowed and for the payment of the officers appointed to assist them.

(4) Every such bailiff shall be responsible for all the acts and defaults of
himself and of the officers appointed to assist him in like manner as the
sheriff of Victoria is responsible for the acts and defaults of himself and
his officers.

(5) In respect of every place at which the court is held under this Act and at
which the fees allowed to be taken by the bailiffs appear to be more than
sufficient, the Governor in Council may declare that a certain specified part
only of their fees shall be paid to them respectively; and in that case and so
long as such order is in force, the amount of the residue of such fees shall
be accounted for paid and applied in the same manner as all other fees payable
to such registrar.

Division 6-Registrars, bailiffs and other officers