Court Procedures Rules 2006

This rule applies to an order (the original order) if—

the order is a non-money order that requires a person—

to do an act within a stated time; or

not to do an act; and

the person contravenes the order.

The original order may be enforced in 1 or more of the following ways:

punishment for contempt of the person liable under the original order;

For provisions about contempt, see div 2.18.16.

an order for seizure and detention of property against the person liable under the original order;

For provisions about orders for seizure and detention of property, see div 2.18.15.

if the person liable under the original order is a corporation—without limiting paragraphs (a) and (b), the following:

punishment for contempt of any senior officer of the corporation;

an order for seizure and detention of property against the corporation.

Subrule (2) is subject to rule 2446 (Enforcement by contempt or seizing and detaining property—preconditions).

Also, if the original order is an order to do an act, the court may—

appoint someone else to do the act; and

order the person liable under the original order to pay the costs and expenses caused by the failure to do the act.

Subrule (4) does not affect the court’s power to—

appoint a person to execute a document by order of the court; or

punish for contempt.