{"id":"C1935L00063","name":"Rules of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory","slug":"rules-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-australian-capital-territory","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"63 of 1935","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":21845,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1935L00063-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Rules of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1935\\. No. 63.\n\nSUPREME COURT OF THE AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY.\n\nRules of Court.\\*\n\nAs of Tuesday the twenty fifth day of June ,\n\na.d., 1935.\n\nPURSUANT to the Seat of Government Supreme Court Act 1933-1935, and to all other powers thereunto enabling, it is ordered as follows:—\n\nExamination of judgment debtors.\n\n1. Where a judgment or order is for recovery or payment of money, the party entitled to enforce it may apply ex parte to the Court or Judge by summons for an order that the debtor liable under such judgment or order, or in the case of a corporation, that any officer thereof, be orally examined as to whether any and what debts are owing to the debtor, and whether the debtor has any and what other property or means of satisfying the judgment or order, before the Registrar or other officer of the Court, as the Court or Judge appoints, and the Court or Judge may make an order for the attendance and examination of such debtor, or of any other person, and for the production of any books or documents.\n\nCosts.\n\n2. The costs of any application under the last preceding rule and of any proceedings arising from or incidental thereto shall be in the discretion of the Court or Judge, or in the discretion of the Registrar or other officer if the Court or Judge so directs.\n\nAttendance of applicant not required.\n\n3. It shall not be necessary for a person applying for an order under rule 1 of these Rules to appear personally, or by solicitor or counsel.\n\n\\* Notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on , 1935.\n\n![Signature of Lionel Oscar Lukin](image.001.jpeg)\n\nJudge of the Supreme Court under the Seat of Government Supreme Court Act 1933-1935.\n\nBy Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n2584.—6/19.6.1935.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2081},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This 1935 instrument establishes a discrete, narrow procedural mechanism for post-judgment enforcement. The scope remains tightly confined to the examination of judgment debtors without expansion into broader enforcement remedies or civil procedure."},"complexity_factors":["Only three substantive rules with no sub-sections","No defined terms section or interpretive provisions","Linear procedural structure without exceptions or conditional logic","Minimal cross-referencing (only between the three rules themselves)"],"plain_english_summary":"These rules give a judgment creditor a court process to compel a debtor to attend an oral, sworn examination about their finances and ability to pay, and to produce financial records. A corporate debtor may be represented by an officer.\n\nA creditor can apply without personal attendance or a lawyer; the court issues the order and allocates costs. The procedure helps prevent hidden assets or false insolvency and aids effective enforcement of money judgments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/rules-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-australian-capital-territory","history":"/api/acts/rules-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-australian-capital-territory/history","analysis":"/api/acts/rules-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-australian-capital-territory/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/rules-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-australian-capital-territory/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/rules-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-australian-capital-territory/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/rules-of-the-supreme-court-of-the-australian-capital-territory/documents"}}