75Orders for payment to operate as judgments

75 Orders for payment to operate as judgments

75 Orders for payment to operate as judgments

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

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

(b) if made by the Local Court, 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 made by the Local Court 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 75: Am 2005 No 28, Sch 5.20 [1] [2]; 2007 No 94, Schs 1.48, 2; 2012 No 38, Sch 2 [39].