Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 66) 2014 (NSW)

New South Wales

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment

No 66) 2014

under the

Civil Procedure Act 2005

The Uniform Rules Committee has made the following rules of court under the Civil Procedure

Act 2005.

Steven Jupp

Secretary of the Uniform Rules Committee

Explanatory note

The object of these Rules is to provide that a garnishee order does not operate to attach to a debt if the debt is an amount of less than $20 standing to the credit of the judgment debtor in a financial institution.

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 66) 2014 [NSW]

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 66) 2014

under the

Civil Procedure Act 2005

1      Name of Rules

These Rules are the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 66) 2014.

2      Commencement

These Rules commence on the day on which they are published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

Rule 39.39A

Insert after rule 39.39:

39.39A When garnishee not obligated to pay amount to judgment creditor

A garnishee order does not operate to attach to a debt if the debt is an amount of less than $20 standing to the credit of the judgment debtor in a financial institution.