Western Australian Current Acts

CIVIL JUDGMENTS ENFORCEMENT ACT 2004 - SECT 38

38 .         Third person’s obligations

        (1)         A third person who —

            (a)         pays an amount to the judgment creditor under an earnings appropriation order; or

            (b)         retains an amount under section 39,

                must give the judgment debtor a written notice containing details of the amounts.

        (2)         A person who knowingly makes a statement in a notice given under subsection (1) that is false or misleading in a material particular commits an offence.

        Penalty: Imprisonment for 12 months.