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s 7.32

Freezing order

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Chapter 2Original jurisdiction—proceedings generally
Part 7Orders before start of a proceeding
Division 7.4Freezing orders

7.32 Freezing order

(1)

The Court may make an order (a freezing order), with or without notice to a respondent, for the purpose of preventing the frustration or inhibition of the Court’s process by seeking to meet a danger that a judgment or prospective judgment of the Court will be wholly or partly unsatisfied.

(2)

A freezing order may be an order restraining a respondent from removing any assets located in or outside Australia or from disposing of, dealing with, or diminishing the value of, those assets.

Note:

Without notice is defined in the Dictionary.

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