Victorian Current Acts

JUDGMENT DEBT RECOVERY ACT 1984 - SECT 3

In this Act, unless inconsistent with the context or subject-matter—

"action" means a civil suit action or proceeding;

S. 3 def. of court amended by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 105.1(a)).

"court" means the Supreme Court, County Court or Magistrates' Court;

"instalment order" means an order made under this Act that a judgment debt be paid by instalments and where such an order has been varied under this Act means the order as so varied;

"judgment" means a judgment or order for the recovery or payment of money made or given by a court in an action;

"judgment creditor" means the person entitled to enforce or obtain execution of a judgment;

"judgment debt" means the amount of money recoverable or payable under and in respect of a judgment;

"judgment debtor" means the person liable under a judgment;

S. 3 def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 89.1).

"police officer" has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013 ;

"prescribed" means prescribed by the rules of the relevant court;

S. 3 def. of proper officer of the court amended by Nos 19/1989 s. 16(Sch. item 30), 57/1989
s. 3(Sch. item 105.1(b)).

^[1] "proper officer of the court" means—

        (a)     in relation to the Supreme Court, such officer or officers of the Supreme Court as is or are prescribed in relation to the provisions of this Act in question of the Supreme Court;

        (b)     in relation to the County Court, the registrar or a deputy registrar of the County Court; and

        (c)     in relation to the Magistrates' Court, the principal registrar, a registrar or a deputy registrar of the Magistrates' Court.