Version No. 024 Judgment Debt Recovery Act 1984 No. 10063 of 1984 Version incorporating amendments as at 1 May 2016 table of provisions Section Page Part I—Preliminary 1 1 Short title 1 2 Commencement 1 3 Definitions 1 4 Application 3 Part II—Instalment orders 4 5 Initial instalment order 4 6 Judgment creditor or debtor may apply for instalment order 4 7 Instalment agreements 6 8 Judgment creditor or debtor may apply for variation or cancellation of instalment order 7 9 Instalment order to stay enforcement of judgment 8 10 Making of further instalment orders 8 11 Agreement outside this Act for payment of judgment debt 8 12 No instalment order if judgment debtor is pensioner etc. 9 Part III—Examinations 10 13 Oral examination 10 14 Procedure for oral examinations 10 15 Conduct of oral examinations 11 16 Production of documents 12 Part IV—Enforcement of instalment orders 13 17 Default in payment of instalments 13 18 Instalment order may be confirmed, varied or cancelled 14 19 Persistent wilful default 14 Part V—General 16 20 Costs 16 21 Notices 16
(a) be in or to the effect of the prescribed form; (b) specify the amount of the judgment debt then owing to the judgment creditor; and (c) specify the amount of each instalment proposed to be paid and the times at which instalments are proposed to be paid. (3) Subject to and in accordance with the rules, the proper officer of the court may without notice to the judgment creditor or judgment debtor and whether or not the judgment creditor or judgment debtor is before the proper officer— (a) order that the judgment debt or the balance of the judgment debt then owing to the judgment creditor be paid by the instalments and at the times specified in the application; or (b) refuse to make such an order. (4) The proper officer of the court shall cause the judgment debtor and judgment creditor to be notified of an order or refusal to make an order under subsection (3). (5) A judgment creditor or judgment debtor may within the prescribed period after receiving notice under subsection (4) file with the proper officer of the court notice of objection and the proper officer shall set the matter down for hearing by the court. (6) The proper officer of the court shall cause the judgment debtor and judgment creditor to be notified of the time and place of the hearing. (7) The court may—
Assent Date: 3.6.14 Commencement Date: S. 10(Sch. item 89) on 1.7.14: Special Gazette (No. 200) 24.6.14 p. 2 : This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Judgment Debt Recovery Act 1984 Courts Legislation Miscellaneous Amendments Act 2014, No. 62/2014 Assent Date: 9.9.14 Commencement Date: S. 16 on 10.11.14: Special Gazette (No. 364) 14.10.14 p. 1 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Judgment Debt Recovery Act 1984 Justice Legislation Further Amendment Act 2016, No. 3/2016 Assent Date: 16.2.16 Commencement Date: S. 95 on 1.5.16: Special Gazette (No. 114) 26.4.16 p. 1 Current State: This information relates only to the provision/s amending the Judgment Debt Recovery Act 1984 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3 Amendments Not in Operation There are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication. 4 Explanatory details