Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Goods Act 1958 - SECT 82

PART III EFFECT OF EXECUTION AND CONVICTION ON TITLE TO GOODS

Writs of execution

82. Writs of execution



(1) A warrant or writ of execution against goods shall bind the property in
the goods of the execution debtor as from the time when the warrant or writ is
delivered to the sheriff to be executed, and for the better manifestation of
such time it shall be the duty of the sheriff without fee upon the receipt of
any such warrant or writ to indorse upon the back thereof the hour day month
and year when he received the same: Provided that no such warrant or writ and
no writ of attachment against the goods of a debtor shall prejudice the title
to such goods acquired by any person in good faith and for valuable
consideration unless such person had at the time when he acquired his title
notice that such warrant or writ or any other writ by virtue of which the
goods of the execution debtor might be seized or attached had been delivered
to and remained unexecuted in the hands of the sheriff.

(2) In this section the term sheriff includes any officer charged with the
enforcement of a warrant or writ of execution.