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ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENTS ACT 1991 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1991

80

Enforcement of Judgments Act 1991

12.12.1991

6.7.1992 (Gazette 2.7.1992 p209)

1993

62

Statutes Amendment (Courts) Act 1993

27.5.1993

ss 27 & 28—1.7.1993 (Gazette 24.6.1993 p2047)

1994

43

Statutes Amendment (Courts) Act 1994

2.6.1994

9.6.1994 (Gazette 9.6.1994 p1669)

1996

67

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 1996

15.8.1996

s 19—17.10.1996 (Gazette 17.10.1996 p1361)

1997

59

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 1997

31.7.1997

Pt 3 (s 5)—14.9.1997 (Gazette 11.9.1997 p704)

1999

33

Financial Sector Reform (South Australia) Act 1999

17.6.1999

Sch (item 20)—1.7.1999 being the date specified under s 3(16) of the Financial Sector Reform (Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Act (No. 1) 1999 of the Commonwealth as the transfer date for the purposes of that Act: s 2(2)

2012

17

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 2012

24.5.2012

Pt 6 (s 16)—5.8.2012 (Gazette 2.8.2012 p3302)

2023

12

Statutes Amendment (Civil Enforcement) Act 2023

30.3.2023

Pt 2 (ss 3 to 5)—18.9.2023 (Gazette 10.8.2023 p2955)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Pt 1



s 2

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002


s 3



judgment debt

inserted by 62/1993 s 27

1.7.1993

Pt 2



s 3A

inserted by 12/2023 s 3

18.9.2023

s 5



s 5(8)

amended by 67/1996 s 19

17.10.1996

s 6



s 6(1)

amended by 33/1999 Sch (item 20)

1.7.1999

s 6(1a)

inserted by 12/2023 s 4(1)

18.9.2023

s 6(2)

substituted by 12/2023 s 4(2)

18.9.2023

s 6(2a)—(2d)

inserted by 12/2023 s 4(2)

18.9.2023

s 6(7a)

inserted by 12/2023 s 4(3)

18.9.2023

s 7



s 7(2a)—(2d)

inserted by 12/2023 s 5(1)

18.9.2023

s 7(3)

substituted by 12/2023 s 5(2)

18.9.2023

s 7(3a)

inserted by 62/1993 s 28

1.7.1993


substituted by 12/2023 s 5(2)

18.9.2023

s 7(3b)

inserted by 12/2023 s 5(2)

18.9.2023

s 7(7)

inserted by 43/1994 s 16

9.6.1994

Pt 3



s 11



s 11(2)

substituted by 17/2012 s 16

5.8.2012

Pt 4



s 12



s 12(1a)

inserted by 59/1997 s 5

14.9.1997

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Statutes Repeal and Amendment (Courts) Act 1991

8—Non-application of certain Imperial Acts

The following Acts of the Imperial Parliament have no further force or effect in the State:

56 Geo III c. 50

8 Anne c. 14.

21—Transitional provisions—Enforcement of judgments

(1) A judgment given by a local court of full jurisdiction will be regarded as a judgment of the District court and is enforceable under the Enforcement of Judgments Act 1991.

(2) A judgment given by a local court of limited or special jurisdiction will be regarded as a judgment of the Magistrates Court and is enforceable under the Enforcement of Judgments Act 1991.

(3) Any proceedings for enforcement of a judgment commenced before the commencement of this Act may be continued and completed under the law in force at the time of the commencement of those proceedings.

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—1.7.1993


Reprint No 2—9.6.1994


Reprint No 3—17.10.1996


Reprint No 4—14.9.1997


Reprint No 5—1.7.1999


5.8.2012


Appendix—Divisional penalties and expiation fees

At the date of publication of this version divisional penalties and expiation fees are, as provided by section 28A of the Acts Interpretation Act 1915, as follows:


Division

Maximum imprisonment

Maximum fine

Expiation fee

1

15 years

$60 000


2

10 years

$40 000


3

7 years

$30 000


4

4 years

$15 000


5

2 years

$8 000


6

1 year

$4 000

$300

7

6 months

$2 000

$200

8

3 months

$1 000

$150

9


$500

$100

10


$200

$75

11


$100

$50

12


$50

$25

Note: This appendix is provided for convenience of reference only.



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