Enforcement of judgments against the Crown
10 Enforcement of judgments against the Crown
No writ, warrant or similar process may be issued out of any court to enforce a judgment against the Crown.
Where a final judgment is given against the Crown in right of this State or any other State, the court must transmit a copy of the judgment to the Governor of the relevant State.
Where the Governor of this State receives a final judgment from a court of this or any other State, the Governor will give directions as to the manner in which the judgment is to be satisfied.
Any Minister, agency or instrumentality of the State Crown to which a direction is given under subsection (3) is authorised and required to carry out the direction.
A direction under this section is sufficient authority for the appropriation of money from the General Revenue of the State or from the funds of any agency or instrumentality of the Crown.
In this section—
Governor includes—
in relation to the Australian Capital Territory—the Chief Minister;
in relation to the Northern Territory—the Administrator.
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