Queensland Consolidated Acts

PROPERTY LAW ACT 1974 - SECT 333

333 Court’s powers

(1) In exercising its powers under this part, a court may do any 1 or more of the following—

(a) order the transfer of property;

(b) order the sale of property, and the distribution of the proceeds of sale in any proportions the court considers appropriate;

(c) order that a document be executed, that a document of title be produced or that anything else be done to enable an order to be carried out effectively or to provide security for the performance of an order;

(d) order payment of a lump sum, whether in a single amount or by instalments;

(e) order that payment of an amount ordered to be paid be wholly or partly secured in a way the court directs;

(f) appoint or remove a receiver or trustees;

(g) make an order or grant an injunction—

(i) for the protection of, or otherwise relating to, the property or financial resources of a party to an application; or

(ii) to aid enforcement of another order made in relation to an application;

(h) make an order or grant an injunction about the use or occupancy of the de facto partners’ home;

(i) if a de facto partner is the lessee of the home in which the de facto partners have lived and on separation the other de facto partner wishes to remain in the home, the court may, with the consent of the lessor, order that the lease be assigned from the lessee to the other de facto partner;

(j) order that payments be made direct to a de facto partner, to a trustee or into court for the benefit of a de facto partner;

(k) make a final order or grant a final injunction;

(l) make an order or grant an injunction—

(i) pending the disposal of the proceeding; or

(ii) for a fixed term or for life or during joint lives; or

(iii) until the happening of a particular event, including, for example, a further order;

(m) impose conditions;

(n) make an order by consent;

(o) make any other order or grant any other injunction it considers necessary to do justice.

(2) This section does not affect any other power of the court under this part or another law.

(3) This section applies for a Magistrates Court despite the Magistrates Courts Act 1921 , section 7 .

(4) In this section—

"law" includes a law of the Commonwealth or a State.