Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) At a means inquiry
the court, having regard to the matters listed in section 26 that it has
determined, may —
(a) make
any enforcement order that is just, whether or not the judgment creditor has
applied for the order; or
(b) make
a suspension order on the application of the judgment debtor.
(2) After a means
inquiry has been held, the judgment creditor may apply for —
(a) a
time for payment order; or
(b) an
instalment order; or
(c) an
earnings appropriation order.
(3) On receiving such
an application the court must set a date for hearing the application, notify
the judgment creditor of it and issue a summons to the judgment debtor
requiring the debtor to appear before the court and to say why the order
applied for should not be made.
(4) On the hearing of
the application, the court, having regard to the matters listed in section 26
that it has determined at the means inquiry, may make the order sought by the
judgment creditor, or some other enforcement order, if —
(a) the
court is satisfied that there has not been a material change in those matters
since the inquiry; or
(b) the
judgment debtor, having been summoned, does not attend.