Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 (NO 29 OF 2006) - REG 2207

(MC(CJ)R s 352; NSW r 39.29; Qld s 831)

    (1)     If an enforcement officer seizes personal property, the enforcement officer must consider how best to secure and preserve the property.

    (2)     The enforcement officer may—

    (a)     remove the property from the premises or place where the property was seized; or

    (b)     leave the property where it is but restrict access to it or otherwise mark the property as having been seized.

    (3)     If the enforcement officer leaves the property where it is, the enforcement officer must tell the enforcement debtor or anyone else who has custody of the property, in writing, that the property has been seized under a seizure and sale order and that the person is responsible for its safekeeping.

    (4)     The enforcement creditor is liable to pay any storage expenses but may recover them as costs of enforcement.