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743Freezing orders—order against enforcement debtor or
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743 Freezing orders—order against enforcement debtor or
prospective enforcement debtor or third party
(a) an order has been given in favour of an applicant by—
(ii) for an order to which subrule (2) applies—another court;
or
Note Order is defined in the dictionary to include judgment (see also def
made).
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(b) for the Supreme Court—an applicant has a good arguable case
on an accrued or prospective cause of action that is justiciable
in—
(ii) for a cause of action to which subrule (3) applies—another
(c) for the Magistrates Court—an applicant has started a proceeding
in the court and the applicant has a good arguable case on an
accrued or prospective cause of action that is justiciable in—
(ii) for a cause of action to which subrule (3) applies—another
(2) This subrule applies to an order if there is a sufficient prospect that
the order will be registered in or enforced by the court.
(3) This subrule applies to a cause of action if there is a sufficient
prospect that—
(a) the other court will make an order in favour of the applicant; and
(b) the order will be registered in or enforced by the court.
(4) The court may make a freezing order or ancillary order (or both)
against an enforcement debtor or prospective enforcement debtor if
satisfied, having regard to all the circumstances, that there is a danger
that an order or prospective order will be completely or partly
unsatisfied because any of the following might happen:
(a) the enforcement debtor, prospective enforcement debtor or
someone else absconds;
(b) the assets of the enforcement debtor, prospective enforcement
debtor or someone else are—
(i) removed from Australia or from somewhere in or outside
Australia; or
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(ii) disposed of, dealt with or diminished in value.
(5) The court may make a freezing order or ancillary order (or both)
against someone other than an enforcement debtor or prospective
enforcement debtor (a third party) if satisfied, having regard to all the
circumstances, that—
(a) there is a danger that an order or prospective order will be
completely or partly unsatisfied because—
(i) the third party holds or is using, or has exercised or is
exercising, a power of disposition over assets (including
claims and expectancies) of the enforcement debtor or
prospective enforcement debtor; or
(ii) the third party is in possession of, or in a position of control
or influence concerning, assets (including claims and
expectancies) of the enforcement debtor or prospective
enforcement debtor; or
(b) a process in the court, is or may ultimately be, available to the
applicant as a result of an order or prospective order, and, under
the process, the third party may be obliged to disgorge assets or
contribute toward satisfying the order or prospective order.
(6) This rule does not affect the court’s power to make a freezing order
or ancillary order if the court considers it is in the interests of justice
to do so.