76Orders for payment operate as judgments

76 Orders for payment operate as judgments

76 Orders for payment operate as judgments

(1) An order under this Division for the payment of money—

(a) may be made by the Local Court on its own motion, or on the application of the wholesale supplier or retailer concerned, at any time within 6 months after the date of the finding, and

(b) may be enforced in the Local Court in its exercise of jurisdiction under Part 3 of the Local Court Act 2007.

(2) Part 8 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 applies to and in respect of an order under this Division as if—

(a) the order were a judgment of the Local Court in civil proceedings, and

(b) the amount ordered to be paid were a judgment debt, and

(c) the person against whom the order is made were a judgment debtor, and

(d) the person in whose favour the order is made were a judgment creditor.

(3) The remedy provided by this section is an alternative to any other remedy that may be available apart from this section.

s 76: Am 1996 No 30, Sch 1.16 [1]; 2005 No 28, Sch 5.16 [1] [2]; 2007 No 94, Schs 1.36 [4], 2; 2012 No 38, Sch 1 [63].