Version No. 014
Sheriff Act 2009
No. 9 of 2009
Version incorporating amendments as at
3 May 2023
table of provisions
Section Page
Part 1—Preliminary
1Purpose
2Commencement
3Definitions
4Meaning of appropriately trained justice employee
5Crown to be bound
Part 2—The sheriff, the deputy sheriff and sheriff's officers
Division 1—The sheriff
6The sheriff
7Functions, powers and duties of the sheriff
8Sheriff may appoint certain Department of Justice employees as deputised persons
9Delegation of sheriff's enforcement functions and powers
Division 2—The deputy sheriff
10The deputy sheriff
Division 3—Sheriff's officers
11Sheriff's officers
12Appointment of sheriff's officers as bailiffs
Part 3—The sheriff's enforcement functions and powers
Division 1—Execution of warrants and other processes
13Execution and return of warrants and other processes
14Execution of warrants that are in electronic form
Division 2—Power to arrest
15General power to arrest persons
Division 3—Power to restrain
16Power to temporarily restrain person hindering execution of warrant or exercising of power under Fines Reform Act 2014
Division 4—Powers to enter and search
17Power to enter premises for the purpose of serving seven day demand
18Power to enter and search premises in order to arrest person
19Power to enter and search premises for recoverable property
20Power to enter and take possession of real property
21Use of reasonable force and assistance to enter premises
22Requirements in relation to entry to premises to execute civil warrants
22AEntry to premises to execute multiple money warrants
Division 5—Powers to seize, sell and deal with property
23Sheriff may seize recoverable property
24Sheriff may sell or otherwise deal with seized property
25Buyer of property sold by sheriff acquires good title
Division 6—Powers to demand and receive payment
26Sheriff may collect payments under notices of final demand
27Sheriff may demand and receive payment in relation to money warrants
28Reinstatement of certain money warrants after whole or part of payable amount has been paid by third party
Division 7—Power to request name and address
29Power to request name and address for purpose of executing warrant
Division 8—Performance and exercise of enforcement functions and powers at police road checks
30Performance and exercise of enforcement functions and powers at police road checks
Division 9—Other enforcement powers
31Power to direct a person to do something
Division 10—Costs and expenses of execution of warrants
32Sheriff may recover reasonable costs and expenses of execution
Division 11—Miscellaneous matters
33Sheriff's duties on receipt of money to satisfy debt or on seizing property
33AHow unsold property to be handled
Part 4—Execution of multiple warrants
Division 1—Execution of more than one warrant at the same time
34Definitions
35All warrants in a multiple warrant situation must be executed at the same time
36Execution of warrants with related seven day demands
37Execution of warrant of seizure and sale or to seize property and warrant to imprison
38Execution of warrant to imprison and enforcement warrant
39Execution of warrant to imprison and warrant to arrest
40Execution of warrant to imprison, warrant to arrest and enforcement warrant
Division 2—Application of proceeds from executed money warrants
41Division does not affect the operation of Part…