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Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
sec.898Order to perform or abstain from an act
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### sec.898 Order to perform or abstain from an act
This rule applies to an order if—
the order is a non-money order and requires a person to perform an act and the act is to be performed within a time specified in the order and the person does not comply with the order within the time; or
the order requires a person to abstain from performing an act and the person does not comply with the order.
An order to which this rule applies may, subject to rule 904 , be enforced in 1 or more of the following ways—
punishment for contempt of the person liable under the order;
seizing property of the person liable under the order under rule 917 ;
if the person liable under the order is a corporation, without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b) , either or both of the following—
punishment for contempt of any officer of the corporation;
seizing property of any officer of the corporation under rule 917 .
(sec.898-ssec.1) This rule applies to an order if— the order is a non-money order and requires a person to perform an act and the act is to be performed within a time specified in the order and the person does not comply with the order within the time; or the order requires a person to abstain from performing an act and the person does not comply with the order.
(sec.898-ssec.2) An order to which this rule applies may, subject to rule 904 , be enforced in 1 or more of the following ways— punishment for contempt of the person liable under the order; seizing property of the person liable under the order under rule 917 ; if the person liable under the order is a corporation, without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b) , either or both of the following— punishment for contempt of any officer of the corporation; seizing property of any officer of the corporation under rule 917 .
- (a) the order is a non-money order and requires a person to perform an act and the act is to be performed within a time specified in the order and the person does not comply with the order within the time; or
- (b) the order requires a person to abstain from performing an act and the person does not comply with the order.
- (a) punishment for contempt of the person liable under the order;
- (b) seizing property of the person liable under the order under rule 917 ;
- (c) if the person liable under the order is a corporation, without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b) , either or both of the following— (i) punishment for contempt of any officer of the corporation; (ii) seizing property of any officer of the corporation under rule 917 .
- (i) punishment for contempt of any officer of the corporation;
- (ii) seizing property of any officer of the corporation under rule 917 .
- (i) punishment for contempt of any officer of the corporation;
- (ii) seizing property of any officer of the corporation under rule 917 .