Sheriff Act 2009

In this Act—

appropriately trained justice employee has the meaning given by section 4;

civil proceeding means a proceeding other than a criminal proceeding;

S. 3 def. of civil warrant amended by No. 17/2022 s. 87.

civil warrant means—

S. 3 def. of Convention country inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 94.

Convention country means a country, other than Australia, that is a party to the Hague Convention;

S. 3 def. of court and enforcement legislation amended by Nos 47/2014 s. 317(a), 29/2020 ss 16, 17.

court and enforcement legislation means—

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criminal proceeding means—

but does not include—

S. 3 def. of criminal warrant amended by Nos 32/2013 s. 61(a), 47/2014 s. 317(b).

criminal warrant means—

delegated enforcement function or power means a function, power or duty of the sheriff specified in an instrument of delegation under section 9(1);

deputised person means a person appointed under section 8;

deputy sheriff means the person employed under section 10;

enforcement function or power means a function, power or duty referred to in section 7(1) or (2)(a);

S. 3 def. of enforcement order repealed by No. 47/2014 s. 317(f).

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S. 3 def. of enforcement order notice repealed by No. 47/2014 s. 317(f).

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S. 3 def. of enforcement warrant inserted by No. 47/2014 s. 317(e).

enforcement warrant has the same meaning as it has in the Fines Reform Act 2014;

S. 3 def. of foreign judicial document inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 94.

foreign judicial document means a judicial document that originates in a Convention country and relates to any civil proceeding in a court of that country;

S. 3 def. of Hague Convention inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 94.

Hague Convention means the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters done at the Hague on 15 November 1965;

S. 3 def. of infringement warrant repealed by No. 47/2014 s. 317(f).

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S. 3 def. of interstate or Common-wealth judicial document inserted by No. 17/2022 s. 94.

interstate or Commonwealth judicial document means a judicial document that relates to any civil proceeding in a court of another State or the Commonwealth;

S. 3 def. of money warrant amended by Nos 32/2013 s. 61(b), 47/2014 s. 317(c).

money warrant means—

motor vehicle has the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986;

S. 3 def. of notice of final demand inserted by No. 47/2014 s. 317(e).

notice of final demand has the same meaning as it has in the Fines Reform Act 2014;

payable amount means the amount specified in a money warrant as being required to be paid by the person named or described in the money warrant;

police gaol has the same meaning as in the Corrections Act 1986;

S. 3 def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 156.1).

police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013;

premises include—

prison has the same meaning as in the Corrections Act 1986;

proceeding means a proceeding in a court and includes an interlocutory or similar proceeding;

property includes real property, personal property and money;

recoverable property means property specified in a warrant that may be lawfully seized under the warrant;

Secretary means Secretary to the Department of Justice;

S. 3 def. of seven day demand amended by Nos 32/2013 s. 61(c), 47/2014 s. 317(d).

seven day demand means—

sheriff means the person employed under section 6;

sheriff's officer means a person employed under section 11;

warrant means a criminal warrant or a civil warrant;

warrant costs means the costs and expenses of the sheriff described in section 32.