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CIVIL JUDGMENTS ENFORCEMENT ACT 2004

Table of Provisions

PART 1 -- Preliminary  

PART 2 -- Interest on judgment sums  

  • 8 Interest on judgment sums

PART 3 -- Provisions applying to all judgments

Division 1 -- Procedural matters  

  • 9 Applying to a court under this Act
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  • 10 Costs of proceedings under this Act

Division 2 -- General  

  • 11 When judgments have effect
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  • 12 Limitation period for enforcement
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  • 13 Court’s leave to enforce needed in some cases
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  • 14 Partnerships, enforcement against

Division 3 -- Suspending the enforcement of judgments  

  • 15 Suspension order
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  • 16 Suspension order, effect of

PART 4 -- Enforcing monetary judgments

Division 1 -- General  

  • 17 Term used: enforcement order
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  • 18 Enforcement orders, applicability of
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  • 19 Enforcement orders, application for etc.
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  • 20 Enforcement and other orders, making of
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  • 21 Certain orders only available at or after means inquiry
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  • 22 More than one enforcement order, applications for
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  • 23 Multiple enforcement orders, effect of
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  • 24 Money recovered, judgment creditor’s duties as to
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  • 25 Excess money recovered, consequences

Division 2 -- Means inquiry  

  • 26 Means inquiry, nature of
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  • 27 Means inquiry, application for by judgment creditor
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  • 28 Means inquiry, application for by judgment debtor
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  • 29 Means inquiry, summons to attend
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  • 30 Means inquiry, conduct of
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  • 31 Orders at or after a means inquiry

Division 3 -- Orders for payment  

  • 32 Time for payment order
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  • 33 Instalment order

Division 4 -- Appropriating a judgment debtor’s earnings  

  • 34 Terms used
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  • 35 Earnings appropriation order
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  • 36 Earnings appropriation order, content and service of
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  • 37 Earnings appropriation order, effect of
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  • 38 Third person’s obligations
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  • 39 Third person entitled to expenses of obeying order
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  • 40 Third person may object to appropriation order
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  • 41 Objection to appropriation order, consequences of
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  • 42 Earnings appropriation order, failure to obey
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  • 43 Earnings appropriation order, effect of obeying
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  • 44 Employees, protection of

Division 5 -- Appropriating debts owed to a judgment debtor  

  • 45 Terms used
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  • 46 Available debt in relation to a judgment debtor
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  • 47 Workmen’s Wages Act 1898, application of
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  • 48 Available debts, provisions about
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  • 49 Debt appropriation order
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  • 50 Debt appropriation order, content and service of
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  • 51 Debt appropriation order, effect of
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  • 52 Third person’s obligations
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  • 53 Third person entitled to expenses of obeying order
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  • 54 Third person may object to appropriation order
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  • 55 Objection to appropriation order, consequences of
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  • 56 Debt appropriation order, failure to obey
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  • 57 Debt appropriation order, effect of obeying
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  • 58 Money in court due to a judgment debtor, appropriation of

Division 6 -- Seizing and selling a judgment debtor’s property

Subdivision 1 -- General  
  • 59 Property (seizure and sale) order
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  • 60 Property (seizure and sale) order, content and service of
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  • 61 Receipt of order to be recorded by sheriff
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  • 62 Property (seizure and sale) order, duration of
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  • 63 Determining a judgment debtor’s interest in property
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  • 64 Personal property to be sold in preference to real property
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  • 65 Only sufficient property to be sold
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  • 66 Seized property, sheriff to determine fair value of
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  • 67 Interests of others
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  • 68 Sale to be advertised
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  • 69 Place and manner of sale
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  • 70 Transfers of property sold, sheriff may sign
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  • 71 Purchasers of property sold, protection of
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  • 72 Proceeds of sale, how to be applied
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  • 73 Priority of orders, establishing
  • Subdivision 2 -- Seizing and selling personal property  
  • 74 Property (seizure and sale) order, effect of
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  • 75 Seizing personal property, powers enabling
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  • 76 Property that cannot be seized and sold
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  • 77 Seizure notice to be issued
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  • 78 Custody of seized property
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  • 79 Cheques etc., consequences of seizing
  • Subdivision 3 -- Seizing and selling real property  
  • 80 Property (seizure and sale) order, effect of
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  • 81 Power of entry
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  • 82 Judgment debtor may be permitted to sell or mortgage real property
  • Subdivision 4 -- Interpleader  
  • 83 Making a claim to property
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  • 84 Judgment creditor may admit or dispute claim

Division 7 -- Receivers and special remedies  

  • 85 Term used: available asset
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  • 86 Appointing a receiver, injunctions etc.
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  • 87 Receiver, appointment of etc.

Division 8 -- Disobeying time for payment orders and instalment orders  

  • 88 Summons to default inquiry, request for
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  • 89 Default inquiry, summons to attend
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  • 90 Default inquiry, nature of
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  • 91 Imprisonment for default, judgment creditor’s duties
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  • 92 Imprisonment for default, release from

Division 9 -- Miscellaneous  

  • 93 Judgments against objects

PART 5 -- Enforcing non-monetary judgments

Division 1 -- Judgments requiring property to be given up  

  • 94 Application of this Division
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  • 95 Property (seizure and delivery) order
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  • 96 Property (seizure and delivery) order, effect of

Division 2 -- Other non-monetary judgments  

  • 97 Application of this Division
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  • 98 Disobeying judgment is a contempt of court
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  • 99 Court may order act to be done at expense of obligated person

PART 6 -- Miscellaneous enforcement provisions  

  • 100 Personal property on land, powers to deal with
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  • 101 Signing of documents, court may order
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  • 102 Duration and renewal of orders and warrants
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  • 103 Amending and cancelling orders etc.
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  • 104 Directions, court may give
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  • 105 Irregular enforcement, courts’ powers as to

PART 7 -- Administrative matters

Division 1 -- Officers  

  • 106 Terms used
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  • 107 Bailiffs, appointment of
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  • 108 Assistant bailiffs, appointment of
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  • 109 Sheriff may delegate to bailiffs
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  • 110 Bailiffs’ functions
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  • 111 Protection from liability

Division 2 -- Provisions about the sheriff  

  • 112 Sheriff unable to act, court’s powers
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  • 113 Sheriff exempt from some fees
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  • 114 Sheriff entitled to access to some official records
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  • 115 Sheriff exempt from some licensing requirements

PART 8 -- Miscellaneous  

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