1SUPREME COURT (ABSCONDING DEBTORS) RULES 1980

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA SUPREME COURT (ABSCONDING DEBTORS) RULES 1980 As in force at 13 July 2016 Table of provisions 1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1 2 Application for warrant ..................................................................... 1 3 Issue of warrant ............................................................................... 1 4 Application for order restraining transfer or removal of property ...... 1 5 Applications for review ..................................................................... 1 Schedule ENDNOTES

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

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As in force at 13 July 2016

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SUPREME COURT (ABSCONDING DEBTORS) RULES 1980 Rules under the Supreme Court Act 1979 1 Citation These Rules may be cited as the Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980. 2 Application for warrant For the purposes of section 5(2)(a) of the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, Form 1 is the prescribed form of application for a warrant. 3 Issue of warrant For the purposes of section 6(3)(a) of the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, Form 2 is the prescribed form of warrant. 4 Application for order restraining transfer or removal of property For the purposes of section 13(2) of the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, Form 3 is the prescribed form of application for an order restraining the transfer or removal of property. 5 Applications for review For the purposes of section 20(2)(b) of the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, Form 4 is the prescribed form of application for review.

Schedule Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980 2 Schedule FORM 1 rule 2 NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Absconding Debtors Act 1978 section 5(2)(a) APPLICATION FOR WARRANT To: ....................………………………………..............................……………. (name of Supreme Court Judge/Local Court Judge) I, ...................................................……………………………………..……., (name of applicant) of....................................................………………………..……………………….. .............................................…………...........……………………………………... (address of applicant) apply for a warrant to issue for the arrest of ........................................................………………………………………………... (name of alleged debtor) of .........................................…………...........……………………………………... ........................................................………………………………………………... (address of alleged debtor, if known) ...........……………....... (Applicant) / /19 .

Schedule Supreme Court (Absconding Debtors) Rules 1980 3 FORM 2 rule 3 NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA Absconding Debtors Act 1978 section 6(3)(a) To: ...................................................…………………………………………… (name) WHEREAS:................................................……………………………………….. (name of applicant) of .....................................................……………………………………………….. ........................................................………………………………………………... (address of applicant) applied to me on the ...……….………....... day of ..……….………......., 19….. for the issue of a warrant under the Absconding Debtors Act 1978 in respect of an alleged debt owed to him by .......….......................................................……... (name of alleged debtor) of ........................................................................................................………….. (address of alleged debtor, if known) the amount of the alleged debt is $ , and the costs claimed by him are $ . NOW YOU and all members of the Police Force of the Northern Territory of Australia are authorized to arrest and take ...............................................……. ……………………………………………………………………………………. (name and address of alleged debtor) to the nearest police station in accordance with the Absconding Debtors Act 1978, and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. .............…………........ (Supreme Court Judge/Local Court Judge) / /19 . Time and place of execution of warrant: ................………………………………. ........................................................………………………………………………... NOTE: (1) This warrant must be executed within one month after the date of issue. (2) The officer in charge of the police station to which the alleged debtor is brought must bring the debtor before the