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Civil enforcement forms for creditors, debtors and third parties. If you are a creditor applying for enforcement against more than one debtor, you must complete an application for each debtor.
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Anyone |
Pay your filing fee with a Visa or Mastercard. |
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A creditor |
Ask the debtor to complete a financial statement. |
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A creditor or debtor |
Ask the court to order regular payments from the debtor’s income to pay the debt. Fee: $50. |
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Application to vary, suspend or cancel attachment order [PDF, 426 KB] |
A creditor or debtor |
Ask the court to alter an attachment order. |
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Filing a financial statement of judgment debtor (individual) [PDF, 480 KB] Filing a financial statement of judgment debtor (organisation) [PDF, 452 KB] |
A creditor or debtor |
Ask the court to assess the debtor’s ability to pay by giving them a financial statement. Fee: $65. |
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Application for assessment of financial means over the phone [PDF, 259 KB] |
A creditor |
Ask the court to phone the debtor to assess their financial means. Fee: $80. |
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A creditor |
Ask the court to hold a hearing to assess the debtor’s financial means. Fee: $130 (creditor service); $180 (bailiff service). |
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A debtor |
Give the court a statement of your finances for a hearing. |
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A creditor |
Ask the Ministry of Justice to search their records for an address for the debtor. |
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A creditor |
Give the court a new address for the debtor so a bailiff can serve a summons or warrant. Fee: $50. |
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A creditor |
Ask a bailiff to give a summons to the debtor if you no longer want to serve it yourself. Use this form if you have already applied for:
Fee: $50. |
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A creditor |
Ask the court to send a bailiff to seize and sell the debtor’s property to pay the debt. Fee: $200. |
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Instruction to bailiff to seize specific property [PDF, 184 KB] |
A creditor |
Ask a bailiff to seize specific property. Complete this along with a Warrant to Seize application. |
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Application to enforce a judgment over six years [PDF, 140 KB] |
A creditor |
Ask a judge to grant permission (leave of the court) so that you can enforce a judgment order more than 6 years old. Find out about enforcing a judgment order older than 6 years |
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A third party |
Tell the creditor and the court that you have a financial interest in property seized and by a bailiff. |
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A creditor |
Tell the court if you accept a third party claim. You can also ask the bailiff to release the property. |
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Notice to bailiff: suspend enforcement and authority to re-enter [PDF, 181 KB] |
A creditor jointly with the debtor |
Ask a bailiff to suspend a warrant to seize property before it has been completed. The creditor and debtor agree the bailiff can seize the debtor’s property if the warrant is re-issued. |
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A creditor |
Ask a bailiff to recover specific items that the court has ordered must be returned to you and the other party has not returned them. Fee: $200. |
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A landlord or their agent |
Ask the court to evict tenants who have not followed a possession order and also recover a tenancy tribunal debt. Fee: $200. |
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A landowner or their agent |
Ask the court to evict people who have not followed a court order to leave land and also recover a district court debt. Fee: $200. |
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Application for review of registrar's decision [PDF, 234 KB] |
Anyone |
Ask a judge to review a registrar’s decision that affects you and you are not happy with. The decision can be about:
Fee: $250. |
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Application for contempt of enforcement proceedings [PDF, 385 KB] |
A creditor |
If the debtor has the means to pay but refuses to do so, apply for a hearing and a judge can order the debtor to do community work. You should get legal advice before making this application. Fee: $200 (creditor service) or $250 (bailiff service). |
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