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District Court (Protecting Judgment Debtors on Main Benefit) Amendment Bill

Member's Bill
Published date: 10 May 2024

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This bill aims to protect judgment debtors from being subject to excessive attachment orders. It does this by amending the District Court Act 2016 to ensure that an attachment order on its own cannot lead to a deduction of more than 5 percent of the net earnings of a judgment debtor who is in receipt of a main benefit.
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MP in charge
Hon Dr Duncan Webb
confirmation_number Bill No.272-1
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Progress of the Bill

  • groups
    Select Committee
  • 2
    Second Reading
  • Committee of Whole House
  • 3
    Third Reading
  • Royal Assent
House sitting
Stage Sitting DateOutcome Type
First Reading 14 Feb 2024Interrupted Normal
First Reading 14 Feb 2024Not Agreed Normal
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First Reading

The House debates and votes on the bill. It is usually referred to a select committee.

Resources

  • Member(s) in charge: Hon Dr Duncan Webb
    Type of Bill: Member's
    Parliament: 53
    Bill no: 272-1
    Introduction: 26 Jul 2023
    First reading not agreed: 14 Feb 2024