New Zealand Acts

TRANS-TASMAN PROCEEDINGS ACT 2010 - SECT 62

62 Notice to liable person

1 If a New Zealand court registers an Australian judgment under section 57 , the entitled person must give a notice of the registration to every liable person.

2 The notice must—

a) be in the form (if any) prescribed by regulations under subsection (4)(a) ; and

b) be given in the manner (if any) prescribed by regulations under subsection (4)(b) .

3 The notice must be given—

a) within 15 working days of the New Zealand court after the day of registration; or

b) if, before or after the end of the period in paragraph (a) , the entitled person applies to the New Zealand court for a longer period—within any longer period the New Zealand court considers appropriate.

4 The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations prescribing—

a) the form of notice to be given under subsection (1) :

b) the manner of giving notice under subsection (1) .

5 Regulations under subsection (4) are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

History: Section 62(5): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).