18ASheriff of the Territory

18A Sheriff of the Territory

(1) Where the Minister does not appoint a Sheriff of the Territory under section 18, the Sheriff of the Australian Capital Territory shall be the Sheriff of the Territory. (2) The Sheriff: (a) is charged with the service and execution of all writs, orders, warrants, precepts, process and commands of the Court that are directed to the Sheriff; and (b) shall take, receive and detain all persons who are committed to the custody of the Sheriff by the Court, and shall discharge all such persons when directed by the Court or otherwise required by law. (3) A Deputy Sheriff may, subject to any directions of the Sheriff, exercise or perform any of the powers and functions of the Sheriff. (4) The Sheriff or a Deputy Sheriff may authorise such persons as he or she thinks fit to assist him or her in the exercise of any power or the performance of any function. (5) When the Sheriff or a Deputy Sheriff is a party to a cause in the Court, all writs, summonses, orders, warrants, precepts, process and commands in the cause which should in the ordinary course be directed to him or her shall be directed to such disinterested person as the Court or the Judge appoints, and the person so appointed may execute and return them.