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937B Freezing orders
[Rule 937B of Part 36 Inserted by S.R. 2006, No. 72, Applied:19 Jul 2006]
(1) The Court or a judge may make an order (a "freezing order"), upon or without notice to a respondent, for the purpose of preventing the frustration or inhibition of the Court’s process by seeking to meet a danger that a judgment or prospective judgment of the Court or a judge will be wholly or partly unsatisfied.
(2) A freezing order may be an order restraining a respondent from removing any assets located in or outside Australia or from disposing of, dealing with or diminishing the value of those assets.