Form/s | Who can use it | This form allows you to |
Paying civil enforcement fees [PDF, 200 KB]
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Anyone
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Pay your filing fee with a Visa or Mastercard.
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Notice to complete financial statement [PDF, 322 KB]
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A creditor
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Ask the debtor to complete a financial statement.
Find out about financial statements
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Application for attachment order [PDF, 210 KB]
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A creditor or debtor
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Ask the court to order regular payments from the debtor’s income to pay the debt. Fee: $50.
Find out about attachment orders
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Application to vary, suspend or cancel attachment order [PDF, 416 KB]
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A creditor or debtor
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Ask the court to alter an attachment order.
Find out about attachment orders
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Filing a financial statement of judgment debtor (individual) [PDF, 1 MB]
Filing a financial statement of judgment debtor (organisation) [PDF, 250 KB]
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A creditor or debtor
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Ask the court to assess the debtor’s ability to pay by giving them a financial statement. Fee: $65.
Find out about filing a financial statement
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Application for assessment of financial means over the phone [PDF, 189 KB]
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A creditor
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Ask the court to phone the debtor to assess their financial means. Fee: $80.
Find out about assessment of financial means
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Application for financial assessment hearing [PDF, 191 KB]
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A creditor
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Ask the court to hold a hearing to assess the debtor’s financial means. Fee: $130 (creditor service); $180 (bailiff service).
Find out about financial assessment hearings
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Statement of judgment debtor – individual [PDF, 238 KB]
Statement of judgment debtor - organisation [PDF, 227 KB]
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A debtor
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Give the court a statement of your finances for a hearing.
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Confidential address request [PDF, 66 KB]
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A creditor
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Ask the Ministry of Justice to search their records for an address for the debtor.
Find out about finding an address for the debtor
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Filing a new address for service [PDF, 82 KB]
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A creditor
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Give the court a new address for the debtor so a bailiff can serve a summons or warrant. Fee: $50.
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Request for a bailiff to serve a summons [PDF, 165 KB]
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A creditor
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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.
Find out about bailiff service
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Application for warrant to seize property [PDF, 213 KB]
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A creditor
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Ask the court to send a bailiff to seize and sell the debtor’s property to pay the debt. Fee: $200.
Find out about warrants to seize
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Instruction to bailiff to seize specific property [PDF, 184 KB]
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A creditor
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Ask a bailiff to seize specific property. Complete this along with a Warrant to Seize application.
Find out about warrants to seize
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Application to enforce a judgment over six years [PDF, 140 KB]
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A creditor
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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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Third party claim [PDF, 362 KB]
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A third party
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Tell the creditor and the court that you have a financial interest in property seized and by a bailiff.
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Response to third party claim [PDF, 203 KB]
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A creditor
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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]
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A creditor jointly with the debtor
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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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Application for warrant to recover chattels [PDF, 185 KB]
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A creditor
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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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Application for eviction warrant [PDF, 238 KB]
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A landlord or their agent
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Ask the court to evict tenants who have not followed a possession order and also recover a tenancy tribunal debt. Fee: $200.
Find out about eviction warrants
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Application for warrant to recover land [PDF, 190 KB]
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A landowner or their agent
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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, 141 KB]
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Anyone
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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, 174 KB]
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A creditor
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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).
Find out about contempt of enforcement proceedings
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