SUPREME COURT (ABSCONDING DEBTORS) RULES 1980

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA SUPREME COURT (ABSCONDING DEBTORS) RULES 1980 As in force at 13 July 2016 Table of provisions 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Application for warrant ..................................................................... 1 3 Issue of warrant ............................................................................... 1 4 Application for order restraining transfer or removal of property ...... 1 5 Applications for review ..................................................................... 1 Schedule ENDNOTES -- 1 of 9 -- -- 2 of 9 -- NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA ____________________ As in force at 13 July 2016 ____________________ SUPREME COURT (ABSCONDING DEBTORS) RULES 1980 Rules under the Supreme Court Act 1979 1 Citation These Rules may be cited as the Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980. 2 Application for warrant For the purposes of section 5(2)(a) of the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, Form 1 is the prescribed form of application for a warrant. 3 Issue of warrant For the purposes of section 6(3)(a) of the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, Form 2 is the prescribed form of warrant. 4 Application for order restraining transfer or removal of property For the purposes of section 13(2) of the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, Form 3 is the prescribed form of application for an order restraining the transfer or removal of property. 5 Applications for review For the purposes of section 20(2)(b) of the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, Form 4 is the prescribed form of application for review. -- 3 of 9 -- Schedule Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980 2 Schedule FORM 1 rule 2 NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Absconding Debtors Act 1978 section 5(2)(a) APPLICATION FOR WARRANT To: ....................………………………………..............................……………. (name of Supreme Court Judge/Local Court Judge) I, ...................................................……………………………………..……., (name of applicant) of....................................................………………………..……………………….. .............................................…………...........……………………………………... (address of applicant) apply for a warrant to issue for the arrest of ........................................................………………………………………………... (name of alleged debtor) of .........................................…………...........……………………………………... ........................................................………………………………………………... (address of alleged debtor, if known) ...........……………....... (Applicant) / /19 . -- 4 of 9 -- Schedule Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980 3 FORM 2 rule 3 NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Absconding Debtors Act 1978 section 6(3)(a) To: ...................................................…………………………………………… (name) WHEREAS:................................................……………………………………….. (name of applicant) of .....................................................……………………………………………….. ........................................................………………………………………………... (address of applicant) applied to me on the ...……….………....... day of ..……….………......., 19….. for the issue of a warrant under the Absconding Debtors Act 1978 in respect of an alleged debt owed to him by .......….......................................................……... (name of alleged debtor) of ........................................................................................................………….. (address of alleged debtor, if known) the amount of the alleged debt is $ , and the costs claimed by him are $ . NOW YOU and all members of the Police Force of the Northern Territory of Australia are authorized to arrest and take ...............................................……. ……………………………………………………………………………………. (name and address of alleged debtor) to the nearest police station in accordance with the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. .............…………........ (Supreme Court Judge/Local Court Judge) / /19 . Time and place of execution of warrant: ................………………………………. ........................................................………………………………………………... NOTE: (1) This warrant must be executed within one month after the date of issue. (2) The officer in charge of the police station to which the alleged debtor is brought must bring the debtor before the -- 5 of 9 -- Schedule Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980 4 Local Court or Supreme Court(section 11(2) of the Absconding Debtors Act 1978). -- 6 of 9 -- Schedule Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980 5 FORM 3 rule 4 NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Absconding Debtors Act 1978 section 13(2) APPLICATION FOR RESTRAINT ORDER To: ...................................................………………………………………………. (name of Supreme Court Judge/Local Court Judge) I, ..................................................…………………………………………………, (name of applicant) of ...................................................………………………………………………... ........................................................………………………………………………... (address of applicant) apply for an order restraining *the transfer of the property listed in Schedule 1 *the removal of the property listed in Schedule 2 out of the Territory. The property listed in Schedule(s) 1* and 2* is the property of ............................................…………………………………………………….. (name of alleged debtor) of .....................................................………....…………………………………….. ........................................................………………………………………………... (address of alleged debtor, if known) * Delete if not applicable. Schedule 1 Schedule 2 ...................……….. (Applicant) / /19 . -- 7 of 9 -- Schedule Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980 6 FORM 4 rule 5 NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Absconding Debtors Act 1978 section 20(2)(b) APPLICATION FOR *SETTING ASIDE OF WARRANT * DISCHARGE FROM CUSTODY * VARIATION OR QUASHING OF ORDER To: ...................................................………………………………………………. (name of Supreme Court Judge) I, ...................................................………………………………………………… (name of debtor) of ...................................................………………………………………………... ...................................................…………………………………………………... (address of alleged* debtor) apply for – * the setting aside of the warrant issued against me on the ...…..……....... day of........…………………………………………..…………......., 19……….... by................................................………………………………………………….. (name of Supreme Court Judge/Local Court Judge) * discharge from custody under an order made on the ..........…………………........day of......…………………….........., 19……….. by .....................…........................………………………………………………… (name of Supreme Court Judge/Local Court Judge) * the variation or quashing of an order made in relation to me on the .......……….……….............. day of ....………….……………....., 19……..…...... by...........................…………….………………………………………………….. (name of Supreme Court Judge/Local Court Judge) ** The variation sought is ..........................……………………………………... .................................................…………………………………………………….. ..................................................…………………………………………………… .................................................…………………………………………………….. ………….................. (Applicant) / /19 . * Delete if not applicable. ** Set out the terms of the variation sought and the terms of the original order. -- 8 of 9 -- ENDNOTES Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980 7 ENDNOTES 1 KEY Key to abbreviations amd = amended od = order app = appendix om = omitted bl = by-law pt = Part ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule cl = clause rem = remainder div = Division renum = renumbered exp = expires/expired rep = repealed f = forms s = section Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation lt = long title sub = substituted nc = not commenced 2 LIST OF LEGISLATION Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules (SL No. 41, 1980) Notified 28 November 1980 Commenced 28 November 1980 Supreme Court Amendment Rules (SL No. 35, 2016) Notified 13 July 2016 Commenced 13 July 2016 3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1 to 5 and sch. 4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS sch amd No. 35, 2016, r 2 -- 9 of 9 --