A respondent's lack of significant assets, combined with an expressed intention to disburse the judgment sum on a depreciating asset and living expenses, and very limited income capacity to repay, constitutes special circumstances justifying a stay under s 15 of the Civil Judgments Enforcement Act 2004 (WA). The principles governing stays under s 15 are not materially different from those which applied before the Act's introduction.
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