{"id":"sheriff-regulations-1967","name":"SHERIFF REGULATIONS 1967","slug":"sheriff-regulations-1967","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177149,"registerId":"nt-sheriff-regulations-1967-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"SHERIFF REGULATIONS 1967","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nSHERIFF REGULATIONS 1967\nAs in force at 1 July 2024\nTable of provisions\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n3 Publicity of sale................................................................................ 1\n4 Place of sale .................................................................................... 1\n5 Mode of sale .................................................................................... 1\n6 Payment over by sheriff in certain cases ......................................... 2\n7 Notice to sheriff not to pay money to execution creditor .................. 2\n8 Suspension of execution.................................................................. 2\n9 Persons arrested to be lodged in nearest custodial\ncorrectional facility ........................................................................... 3\n10 Service of process by sheriff............................................................ 3\n11 Fees where sheriff does not execute process ................................. 3\n12 Taxation of fees ............................................................................... 3\n13 Expenses of sale ............................................................................. 3\n14 Deposits on account of fees ............................................................ 4\n15 Fees where execution not proceeded with ...................................... 4\n16 Particulars of arrangement where execution discontinued .............. 4\n16A Sheriff may waive poundage ........................................................... 4\n17 Service at a distance ....................................................................... 4\n18 Execution of process at a distance .................................................. 5\n19 Default in payment of fees by legal practitioner ............................... 5\n20 Notice to sheriff to return warrant etc. .............................................. 5\n21 Notice to ex-sheriff to bring in body ................................................. 6\n22 Fees ................................................................................................ 6\nSchedule Fees payable to sheriff\nENDNOTES\n\n\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 1 July 2024\n____________________\nSHERIFF REGULATIONS 1967\nRegulations under the Sheriff Act 1962\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Sheriff Regulations 1967.\n3 Publicity of sale\nWhere the sheriff intends to put up for sale any property taken in\nexecution, he shall cause notice of the time and place and\nparticulars of the property to be given at least 14 days prior to the\ndate of the intended sale in such manner as appears to him best\ncalculated to give publicity to such sale.\n4 Place of sale\nThe sheriff shall cause any property taken in execution to be sold at\nthe place of levy, or elsewhere, as he deems most advantageous.\n5 Mode of sale\n(1) Unless the Court or a Judge otherwise directs, all property real or\npersonal taken in execution shall be offered for sale by the sheriff\nby public auction, and, unless directed as aforesaid, shall not be\noffered for sale in any house or premises licensed for the sale of\nliquor or licensed for racing or wagering.\n(2) The property may be sold in one lot or in several lots.\n(3) Unless the Court or a Judge otherwise directs, every sale shall be\nfor cash on delivery, conveyance, assignment or transfer.\n(4) Subject to subregulation (5), a sale shall be of the estate, right, title\nor interest only of the party against whom the warrant of execution\nhas been issued in the chattels or land put up for sale.\n\nSheriff Regulations 1967 2\n(5) With the consent in writing of any other person having any estate,\nright, title, or interest in the chattels or land, the sale may be also of\nthe estate, right, title or interest of that other person if:\n(a) the sheriff is of opinion that such a course is desirable in order\nto obtain a more satisfactory sale under the warrant; and\n(b) that other person and the judgment creditor and the judgment\ndebtor have agreed in writing upon the proportion in which the\nnet proceeds of the sale are to be divided.\n6 Payment over by sheriff in certain cases\nIn a case not within section 93 of the Bankruptcy Act 1924-1965\nwhen the sheriff, by virtue of any warrant directed to him, receives\nany moneys, he shall pay them on demand to the party entitled to\nreceive them, or that party's legal practitioner, deducting from the\nmoneys all lawful charges, whether the warrant is then returnable or\nnot, unless he has received notice to retain the moneys from some\nperson claiming to be interested in them.\n7 Notice to sheriff not to pay money to execution creditor\n(1) Where the sheriff has, by virtue of any warrant directed to him,\nreceived any moneys, and any person claiming to be interested in\nthem has served on the sheriff a notice requiring him not to pay\nthem over, the sheriff may retain the moneys in his hands, to abide\nthe order of the Court or a Judge thereon.\n(2) The sheriff may, at the expiration of 4 days next after service of\nsuch a notice on him, pay over such moneys in pursuance of the\nwarrant, unless in the meantime application is made by the party\ngiving the notice to the Court or a Judge, and notice thereof is\nserved on the sheriff.\n8 Suspension of execution\n(1) The sheriff shall not suspend the execution of any warrant or\nprocess directed to him, except upon an absolute order in writing to\nthat effect lodged with him by the person entitled to the benefit of\nthe execution, or that person's legal practitioner.\n(2) Any such person may at any time afterwards withdraw such an\norder, and lodge with the sheriff a written instruction to execute the\nwarrant or process.\n\nSheriff Regulations 1967 3\n9 Persons arrested to be lodged in nearest custodial\ncorrectional facility\nIf a person is arrested by the sheriff on any civil process of the\nCourt, the person must be lodged in the custodial correctional\nfacility (as defined in section 11(1)(a) of the Correctional Services\nAct 2014) nearest to the place of the person's arrest, and, subject to\nany order by the Court or a Judge, the person must be detained\nthere until discharged in due course of law.\n10 Service of process by sheriff\n(1) The sheriff shall, if requested so to do by any party or that party's\nlegal practitioner, serve or cause to be served in the Northern\nTerritory any writ, notice, order, summons or other document\nissued, made or prepared in or in relation to any cause or matter in\nrespect of which personal service is required by law or by the\npractice of the Court.\n(2) Such a request shall be in writing and shall contain the instructions\nfor service.\n(3) The service of such a document may be proved by the affidavit of\nthe sheriff or officer of the sheriff effecting service, and no\nsubpoena to compel the attendance of the sheriff or officer in\nrespect of any matter arising out of the service shall be issued\nexcept by leave of a Judge or an Associate Judge, which may be\nobtained ex parte.\n11 Fees where sheriff does not execute process\nWhere process is directed to any fit person appointed by the Court\nor a Judge pursuant to section 12 of the Sheriff Act 1962, the fees\npayable in ordinary cases to the sheriff by the person against whom\nthe process is sued out shall be due and payable to the person\nsuing out such process, except the fees for registering the warrant\nand returning it.\n12 Taxation of fees\nThe amount of any fees or charges payable to the sheriff shall be\ntaxed by an Associate Judge in case the sheriff and the person\nliable to pay the fees or charges differ as to that amount.\n13 Expenses of sale\nWhere property taken in execution is sold through an auctioneer or\nagent, the gross proceeds of the sale shall, if the sheriff so requires,\nbe paid over to him by the auctioneer or agent, and the sheriff shall\nafter receiving them, or, in case the sheriff and the person liable to\n\nSheriff Regulations 1967 4\npay the fees and charges payable to the sheriff in respect of the\nexecution differ as to the amount of the fees and charges, after the\nfees and charges have been taxed, pay to the auctioneer or agent\nthe proper charges and expenses due to him in connection with the\nsale.\n14 Deposits on account of fees\n(1) Upon request being made for the execution or service of any\nprocess or document, or for any work for which fees are properly\nchargeable in the sheriff's office, the sheriff may require a deposit of\nmoney in respect of the fees for the execution, service, or work and\nan undertaking in writing to pay any further fees which may become\npayable beyond the amount so deposited.\n(2) Where any person has deposited an amount in excess of the fees\nwhich are found to be payable, the sheriff shall, upon the amount\nactually payable being ascertained, return the amount so deposited\nin excess.\n15 Fees where execution not proceeded with\nWhere an execution is withdrawn, satisfied, or stopped, the fees\npayable in respect of the execution shall be paid by the person\nissuing the execution, or the person at whose instance the sale is\nstopped, as the case may be.\n16 Particulars of arrangement where execution discontinued\nWhere execution has been levied upon any property and the sheriff\nupon request has withdrawn from the property, the poundage upon\nthe full amount which the sheriff has been required to levy under\nthe warrant of execution lodged with him shall become forthwith\ndue and payable by the execution creditor or the execution\ncreditor's legal practitioner, as the case may be, unless an\narrangement which renders the sale unnecessary has been\nreached between the execution creditor and the execution debtor or\na person on behalf of the execution debtor and full particulars of the\narrangement have been furnished to the sheriff within 14 days of\nthe making of the arrangement.\n16A Sheriff may waive poundage\nThe sheriff or an officer of the sheriff may waive poundage payable\nto him or her in respect of a warrant of execution.\n17 Service at a distance\nNo officer of the sheriff shall be compellable to go more than\n60 kilometres by the shortest route usually used to travel from his or\n\nSheriff Regulations 1967 5\nher office or residence for the service of a writ, notice, order,\nsummons or other document, nor shall more than 160 kilometres of\nthe number of kilometres travelled be allowed in any case without\nthe order of a Judge or an Associate Judge.\n18 Execution of process at a distance\n(1) No greater expense shall be chargeable against any party,\nrespecting whom or whose property the execution of process is\nmade, for the extra cost of executing the process at a distance from\nDarwin, than the cost of transmitting the process by the least\nexpensive mode to and from the office or residence of the officer of\nthe sheriff nearest to the place where the execution is made and\nthe number of kilometres travelled according to the distance of the\nplace where the execution is made from the office or residence of\nthat officer of the sheriff.\n(2) No number of kilometres travelled shall be allowed under\nsubregulation (1) to any officer of the sheriff unless he states in his\nreturn to the sheriff the number of kilometres that the place of\nexecution is from his office or residence.\n19 Default in payment of fees by legal practitioner\nIf any legal practitioner, who has made a request for the execution\nor service of any process or document, or for any work for which\nfees are properly chargeable in the sheriff's office, makes default in\npayment of any of the fees or charges properly chargeable, for a\nperiod of 7 days after demand in writing by the sheriff, the sheriff\nmay report to the Court or a Judge the name of the legal\npractitioner so making default, and the Court or Judge may\nthereupon make all necessary orders to enforce payment of the\nfees or charges, and the sheriff may, with the consent of the\nAttorney-General, commit to the Crown Law Officer the matter of\nenforcing the orders.\n20 Notice to sheriff to return warrant etc.\nNo order shall issue for the return of any warrant, or to bring in the\nbody of a person ordered to be attached or committed; but a notice\nfrom the person issuing a warrant or obtaining an order for\nattachment or committal (if not represented by a legal practitioner),\nor by that person's legal practitioner, calling upon the sheriff to\nreturn the warrant or to bring in the body within a given time, if not\ncomplied with, shall entitle the last mentioned person to apply for an\norder for the committal of the sheriff.\n\nSheriff Regulations 1967 6\n21 Notice to ex-sheriff to bring in body\nWhen a sheriff being going out of office, arrests a defendant and\nrenders a return of cepi corpus, but does not on ceasing to be\nsheriff transfer the custody of the defendant to the incoming sheriff,\nhe may be called upon by a notice under regulation 20 to bring in\nthe body within the time allowed by law, although he may be out of\noffice before the notice is given.\n22 Fees\nThe fees set out in the Schedule are payable to the sheriff in\nrespect of the matters set out in that Schedule.\n\nSchedule Fees payable to sheriff\nSheriff Regulations 1967 7\nSchedule Fees payable to sheriff\nregulation 22\nMATTERS FOR WHICH FEES\nPAYABLE\nFEES\n1. Service of a writ, notice, order, summons\nor other document if the distance\ntravelled from the office or residence of\nthe sheriff or officer of the sheriff (as\napplicable) is 25 kilometres or less\n125 revenue units\n2. Subject to items 3 and 4, service of a\nwrit, notice, order, summons or other\ndocument if the distance travelled from\nthe office or residence of the sheriff or\nofficer of the sheriff (as applicable)\nexceeds 25 kilometres\n125 revenue units plus\n90 cents for each\nkilometre by which the\ndistance travelled\nexceeds 25 (one way)\n3. Service if the distance travelled is in\naccordance with item 2 and is for the\npurpose of serving one person with more\nthan one document\nThe fee at item 2 is\npayable in respect of the\nfirst document to be\nserved and half that fee is\npayable in respect of each\nother document to be\nserved\n4. Service if the distance travelled is in\naccordance with item 2 and is for the\npurpose of serving more than one person\nin the same locality\nThe fee at item 2 is\npayable in respect of the\nfirst person to be served\nand half that fee is\npayable in respect of each\nother person to be served\n5. Executing a warrant or other process of\nexecution if the distance travelled from\nthe office or residence of the sheriff or\nofficer of the sheriff (as applicable) is\n25 kilometres or less\n175 revenue units\n6. Subject to items 7 and 8, executing a\nwarrant or other process of execution if\nthe distance travelled from the office or\nresidence of the sheriff or officer of the\nsheriff (as applicable) exceeds\n25 kilometres\n175 revenue units plus\n90 cents for each\nkilometre by which the\ndistance travelled\nexceeds 25 (one way)\n\nSchedule Fees payable to sheriff\nSheriff Regulations 1967 8\n7. Executing process if the distance\ntravelled is in accordance with item 6 and\nis for the purpose of executing more than\none process in respect of the same\nperson\nThe fee at item 6 is\npayable in respect of the\nfirst process to be\nexecuted and half that fee\nis payable in respect of\neach other process to be\nexecuted\n8. Executing process if the distance\ntravelled is in accordance with item 6 and\nis for the purpose of executing process in\nrespect of more than one person in the\nsame locality\nThe fee at item 6 is\npayable in respect of the\nfirst person in relation to\nwhom process is to be\nexecuted and half that fee\nis payable in respect of\neach other person in\nrelation to whom process\nis to be executed\n9. Poundage in relation to a warrant of\nexecution\n5% of the total amount\nlevied on the property\ntaken under the warrant\n10. Expenses in relation to executing\nprocess including postage, telephone\ncalls, facsimile messages, assistants'\ntravel and auctions (including employing\nan auctioneer)\nThe amount actually and\nreasonably paid\n11. Arresting a person 135 revenue units\n12. Travelling or other expenses of the\nsheriff or officer of the sheriff and\ndetainee when attending a court in\npursuance of a Judge's order\nThe amount actually and\nreasonably paid\n13. Expenses in respect of sheriff's\nassistants\nThe amount actually and\nreasonably paid\n14. A matter incidental to the performance of\nthe duties of the sheriff or officer of the\nsheriff not specified in this Schedule\n55 revenue units, or an\namount in excess of\n55 revenue units if it is\nauthorised in writing by an\nAssociate Judge\n\nENDNOTES\nSheriff Regulations 1967 9\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY\nKey to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nSheriff Regulations (SL No. 1, 1967)\nNotified 15 February 1967\nCommenced 15 February 1967\nAmendment to the Sheriff Regulations (SL No. 25, 1967)\nNotified 6 December 1967\nCommenced 6 December 1967\nAmendments of the Sheriff Regulations (SL No. 8, 1984)\nNotified 14 March 1984\nCommenced 14 March 1984\nAmendments of Sheriff Regulations (SL No. 11, 2000)\nNotified 1 March 2000\nCommenced 1 March 2000\nAmendment of Sheriff Regulations (SL No. 18, 2001)\nNotified 14 March 2001\nCommenced 14 March 2001\nCourts Legislation Amendment (Revenue Units) Regulations 2006 (SL No. 36, 2006)\nNotified 8 November 2006\nCommenced 8 November 2006\nLegal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007)\nAssent date 17 May 2007\nCommenced s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3);\nrem: 17 May 2007\nFees and Charges Amendment Regulations 2009 (SL No. 34, 2009)\nNotified 14 December 2009\nCommenced 1 January 2010 (r 2)\n\nENDNOTES\nSheriff Regulations 1967 10\nCorrectional Services (Related and Consequential Amendments) Act 2014 (Act No. 27,\n2014)\nAssent date 4 September 2014\nCommenced 9 September 2014 (Gaz S80, 9 September 2014, p 2)\nStatute Law Revision Act 2017 (Act No. 4, 2017)\nAssent date 10 March 2017\nCommenced 12 April 2017 (Gaz G15, 12 April 2017, p 3)\nSupreme Court Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2017 (Act No. 18, 2017)\nAssent date 5 September 2017\nCommenced 22 November 2017 (Gaz S84, 21 November 2017, p 1)\nRacing and Wagering Act 2024 (Act No. 8, 2024)\nAssent date 9 April 2024\nCommenced 1 July 2024 (Gaz G13, 20 June 2024, p 1)\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by section 11 of the Ordinances\nRevision Ordinance 1973 (Act No. 87, 1973) (as amended) to the following\nprovisions: rr 5, 7, 11, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22 and sch.\n4 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1, 9 and 11.\n5 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\nr 2 amd No. 11, 2000, r 5\nrep Act No. 18, 2017, s 36\nr 3 amd No. 25, 1967, r 1\nr 5 amd No. 11, 2000, r 5; Act No. 8, 2024, s 337\nr 6 amd No. 11, 2000, r 5; Act No. 7, 2007, s 16\nr 7 amd No. 11, 2000, r 5\nr 8 amd No. 11, 2000, r 5; Act No. 7, 2007, s 16\nr 9 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57; Act No. 4, 2017, s 34\nr 10 amd No. 11, 2000, r 2; Act No. 7, 2007, s 16; Act No. 18, 2017, s 36\nr 12 amd Act No. 18, 2017, s 36\nr 16 amd No. 11, 2000, r 5; Act No. 7, 2007, s 16\nr 16A ins No. 11, 2000, r 3\nr 17 amd No. 8, 1984, r 1; No. 11, 2000, r 5; Act No. 18, 2017, s 36\nr 18 amd No. 8, 1984, r 2\nr 19 amd Act No. 7, 2007, s 16\nr 20 amd No. 11, 2000, r 5; Act No. 7, 2007, s 16\nsch sub No. 8, 1984, r 3; No. 11, 2000, r 4\namd No. 18, 2001; No. 36, 2006, r 12; No. 34, 2009, r 10; Act No. 27, 2014,\ns 57; Act No. 18, 2017, s 36","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, there is no clear evidence that the scope of these regulations has materially changed from their original 1967 intent. They appear to remain focused on governing the operational procedures of the Sheriff's office, consistent with their original purpose. The 2024 commencement date likely reflects a reprint or administrative update rather than a fundamental change in scope."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains very limited actual legislative content — mostly metadata and formatting headers rather than substantive provisions","Sheriff regulations typically involve procedural rules, fee schedules, and enforcement powers which can have technical elements","The regulations date from 1967, meaning they may use older drafting styles, but have been reprinted (REPS005R1) suggesting modernisation","Limited information available makes it difficult to assess true complexity of substantive provisions","Regulations of this type are generally procedural rather than highly technical legal doctrine"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations govern how the Sheriff’s office carries out court orders — serving documents, enforcing judgments (including seizing property), and managing court security. They set practical rules on procedures, powers and fees, affecting debtors, recipients of legal service, lawyers and businesses using enforcement, and Sheriff's staff. Commenced 1 July 2024, they reflect current operational rules."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations remain focused on their original purpose of governing Sheriff's enforcement procedures, fees, and administrative processes. While amended multiple times since 1967 (particularly regarding fee structures, terminology updates like 'legal practitioner' replacing 'solicitor', and modernising prison references), the core scope of regulating execution of warrants, service of process, and fee collection has not expanded beyond the original intent."},"complexity_factors":["Length is moderate (22 regulations plus Schedule) but highly procedural","Extensive cross-referencing to other Acts (Sheriff Act 1962, Bankruptcy Act 1924-1965, Correctional Services Act 2014) requiring external knowledge","Fee calculation structure involves tiered rates, distance-based variables, and percentage-based poundage (5% of amount levied), creating conditional logic","Multiple defined terms used but not defined within the instrument itself (revenue units, legal practitioner, execution creditor/debtor, poundage)","Nested conditions in service and execution fee items (Items 2-4 and 6-8 in Schedule) with multiple variables (distance, number of documents, number of persons)","Temporal conditions (14-day notice periods, 4-day holding periods, 7-day payment defaults)","Geographic limitations (60km service limit, 160km travel allowance requiring judicial order)"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set out the rules for how the Sheriff of the Northern Territory carries out court orders to seize and sell property, arrest people, serve legal documents, and collect fees.\n\n**What the Sheriff does:**\nThe Sheriff is the court's enforcement officer. When someone wins a court judgment (called the \"judgment creditor\") but the loser (the \"judgment debtor\") refuses to pay, the Sheriff steps in to enforce the court's decision.\n\n**Key rules covered:**\n\n*   **Selling seized property:** If the Sheriff takes someone's property to pay a debt, they must advertise the sale at least 14 days in advance. Sales are by public auction (not in pubs or betting venues) and usually for cash. The Sheriff can sell the debtor's interest in the property, or with permission, sell the full property if all parties agree on splitting the proceeds.\n\n*   **Handling money:** When the Sheriff collects money from a sale, they generally pay it to the winning party minus their fees. However, if someone else claims they have a right to that money (for example, another creditor), the Sheriff can hold the money for up to 4 days until a court decides who gets it.\n\n*   **Arrests:** If the Sheriff arrests someone under a civil court order (not a criminal matter), they must take them to the nearest prison facility and hold them there until legally released.\n\n*   **Serving documents:** The Sheriff can be asked to formally deliver court papers (writs, summonses, etc.) to people. They don't have to travel more than 60 kilometres from their office for this unless a judge orders it.\n\n*   **Fees:** The regulations set out detailed fees for services—charged in \"revenue units\" (a standard monetary unit set by NT law) plus travel costs per kilometre. There are discounts when serving multiple documents or executing multiple warrants in one trip. The Sheriff can require a deposit upfront and can waive certain fees (poundage) in appropriate cases.\n\n*   **Stopping execution:** If parties reach a settlement, they must give the Sheriff full details within 14 days, otherwise fees based on the full amount originally claimed become due immediately.\n\n**Who it affects:**\nAnyone involved in civil court enforcement in the NT—debtors having property seized, creditors seeking payment, lawyers requesting Sheriff services, and auctioneers handling sales.\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThese rules ensure court judgments are enforced fairly and transparently. They protect debtors from unfair sale practices, ensure creditors get their money, and make sure the Sheriff's office operates on a sustainable fee basis while having discretion to help parties who reach voluntary settlements."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument’s operational details have been amended over time though its core purpose (rules for sheriff execution and service) remains. Notable scope adjustments in the record include substitution and updating of the Schedule of fees (sch sub No. 8, 1984; later amendments listed in Endnotes), insertion of a waiver power for poundage (r 16A ins No. 11, 2000 r 3), updates to custody lodging references to the Correctional Services Act (r 9 amd Act No. 27, 2014, s 57), and amendments to sale and service provisions (r 5 amd No. 11, 2000; r 5 amd Act No. 8, 2024, s 337). These changes alter practical burdens (fees, travel limits, custody destination, waiver discretion) without changing the sheriff’s fundamental execution functions."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural density across sales, service, custody and execution (regs 3–11) requiring coordinated steps and timings (e.g. 14 days' publicity, reg 3).","Detailed fee schedule with mixed units: fixed revenue-unit amounts, per-kilometre rates, and percentage poundage (Schedule items 1–9).","Discretionary powers and consent requirements (sheriff chooses place of sale, may accept written consents to sell others' interests — r 4, r 5(5); may waive poundage — r 16A).","Cross‑legislation references that affect operation (refers to Bankruptcy Act s 93 in r 6; Correctional Services Act definition in r 9), increasing interpretive links.","Geographical rules limiting travel and allowable kilometre claims, with return evidence requirements (rr 17–18) creating calculation and proof tasks.","Fee recovery and enforcement path: deposits (r 14), taxation of disputed fees by an Associate Judge (r 12), reporting and court enforcement for practitioner default (r 19).","Multiple notice and timing mechanisms (retain money on notice, 4‑day fallback, written suspension/withdrawal — rr 6–8, 20) that affect who must act and when.","Amendment history and substituted Schedule entries (see Endnotes) mean current practical effect depends on tracing historical changes."],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the Northern Territory sheriff’s procedures for executing civil process: advertising, place and mode of sale of seized property; payment, retention and taxation of funds; custody of persons arrested on civil process; service and remote execution rules; deposits and fee recovery; and a detailed fee schedule. They affect judgment creditors and debtors, persons claiming an interest, legal practitioners, sheriffs and auctioneers. The rules identify who pays fees and poundage (Schedule; rr 16, 22), who may stop or order execution (rr 5, 8), and create compliance steps and distance limits (rr 14, 17–18)."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/sheriff-regulations-1967","history":"/api/acts/sheriff-regulations-1967/history","analysis":"/api/acts/sheriff-regulations-1967/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/sheriff-regulations-1967/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/sheriff-regulations-1967/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/sheriff-regulations-1967/documents"}}