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2217Seizure and sale order—setting reasonable amount
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2217 Seizure and sale order—setting reasonable amount
(1) To set an amount as a reasonable value of the property to be sold
under a seizure and sale order, the enforcement officer—
(a) may engage a suitably qualified and experienced valuer to give
the enforcement officer an opinion about the value of the
property; and
(b) may require the enforcement creditor to provide any information
about the property that the enforcement creditor knows or can
reasonably obtain; and
(c) may seek any other information the enforcement officer
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(2) If the enforcement creditor fails to comply with the enforcement
officer’s request, the enforcement officer may refuse to proceed with
the sale until the information is provided or the court otherwise orders
on the application of the enforcement creditor.
Note Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application by the
(3) The enforcement officer’s costs under this rule are costs of
enforcement of the seizure and sale order.
(4) The enforcement officer may communicate the amount set as a
reasonable value of property to be sold to any person before the sale
only if the communication is necessary to conduct the sale or there is
another sufficient excuse.