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- Bailiffs | Legal Aid WA
A bailiff is an authorised officer of the court, appointed by the sheriff of Western Australia to: serve court documents seize and sell a judgment debtor's real or personal property A bailiff could be at your door for one of several reasons For example, they could be there to give you a summons to a court hearing The bailiff may be there to enforce a court order if you owe someone money
- Enforcing a judgment | Legal Aid WA
A property (seizure and sale) order allows the sheriff or bailiff to take and sell the judgment debtor's personal property (cars, boats, and some personal items) or real estate (for example, a house) to pay the money the court says is owed to you This will include the judgment debt, interest, and enforcement costs
- Serving a claim | Legal Aid WA
What if I am having difficulty serving someone? If you are having difficulty, you may have to ask an enforcement officer (such as the sheriff or a bailiff) to serve the claim Ask the staff at the court to tell you how to arrange this An enforcement officer has wider powers to serve documents
- Repossession - Mortgage stress | Legal Aid WA
The sheriff bailiff generally posts notice of the eviction date 2-10 days prior to eviction However this is a courtesy, and the sheriff bailiff has no obligation to do this
- Sheriffs and bailiffs - Car crashes | Legal Aid WA
The sheriff is an officer of the court who gets their authority from legislation The sheriff is responsible for enforcing civil judgments, including warrants and property (seizure and sale) orders They also serve documents for the court or parties when requested The sheriff usually appoints bailiffs throughout WA to assist them The sheriff or bailiff will not stop or suspend enforcement
- Starting a minor case claim in the Magistrates Court of WA
You can arrange to serve the claim yourself, or pay an additional fee for an enforcement officer, for example, a bailiff, to serve the claim If you organise the service yourself you must provide an affidavit of service (Form 11) to explain how, when and where the claim was served This must be lodged with the court
- Tips for serving a defendant
What a bailiff can and can’t assist with If the bailiff attends at a residential or business address, being the last known address of the defendant, and the person there indicates that the defendant is no longer there, the bailiff may be unable to effect service
- Starting a general procedure claim - legalaid. wa. gov. au
What court fees will I have to pay? Generally, court fees are payable in a general procedure claim in the Magistrates Court when: • lodging a claim • an enforcement officer, eg a bailiff, serves the claim • listing the matter for a pre-trial conference • listing the matter for trial, and • seeking to have judgment enforced
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