Office of the Sheriff forms and fees
Office of the Sheriff forms and fees
Standard forms
The main forms used by the Office of the Sheriff are available from the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (UCPR) website.
The table below gives the form numbers and examples of how the forms are used. You can download the relevant forms from the UCPR website.
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Form 46: Application: Time to Pay - Individuals (also known as Notice of Motion to Pay by Instalments - Individual) |
Used when you need more time to pay money owed; or you are seeking to pay a debt by installments. |
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Form 47: Application: Time to Pay - Corporations (also known as Notice of Motion to Pay by Instalments - Corporation) |
Used when a corporation needs more time to pay money owed; or is seeking to pay a debt by installments.
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Form 75: Notice to Sheriff of Disputed Property
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Used when goods that are included on the Sheriff's list for seizure do not belong to the person who owes a debt. |
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Form 20: Notice of Motion
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Used if you are seeking to suspend enforcement actions by the Sheriff's Office. |
To understand how the Office of the Sheriff carries out its enforcement activities and when these forms might be needed, see:
- Starting or responding to a civil claim
- Enforcing writs for levy of property or property seizure orders.
Fees charged by Office of Sheriff
The following fees of the Office of the Sheriff were determined by the Civil Procedure Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2011.
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FEES CHARGED BY OFFICE OF SHERIFF
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1
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Serving or attempting service of any document, including service by post and preparation of affidavit of service | $58 for each address at which, and each occasion on which, service is effected or attempted |
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2
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Executing or attempting execution of an arrest warrant under section 97 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 | $72 for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted |
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3
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Executing or attempting execution of a writ of possession under Part 8 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 | $299 for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted |
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4
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Executing or attempting execution of a writ of delivery under Part 8 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 | $72 for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted |
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5
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Executing or attempting execution of a writ for the levy of property under Part 8 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 Note. The 3% levy in Column 2 is not payable in relation to writs executed by the Marshal in Admiralty |
$72 for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted, plus 3% of the proceeds of enforcement |
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6
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Executing or attempting execution of any court process (other than a warrant or writ referred to in item 2, 3, 4 or 5) | $299 for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted |
Jury service
The Office of the Sheriff also receives applications to be excluded or excused from jury service. See jury service forms.