Civil Judgments Enforcement Act 2004

A third person who is served with a debt appropriation order may object to the order on one or more of these grounds —

that a person other than the judgment debtor and the judgment creditor owns or has a claim on or interest in the appropriated debt;

that the appropriated debt does not and will not exist;

that the third person has an unsatisfied monetary judgment against the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor.

The objection must —

be in writing; and

state the grounds on which it is made and the facts that support the grounds; and

be lodged at the court within 7 days after the day on which the third person is served with the debt appropriation order.

The court must serve a copy of the objection on —

the judgment creditor; and

the judgment debtor; and

any other person whom the third person claims owns or has a claim on or interest in the appropriated debt.

A civil action does not lie against a third person who has made an objection under this section in respect of the disclosure of any information in the objection, if the disclosure was reasonable in the circumstances.