Section 151 — District Court Act 2016: Financial assessment hearing

151 Financial assessment hearing (1) A financial assessment hearing must not be held until at least 3 working days after the date on which the summons was served or any shorter period agreed by the judgment debtor. (2) The judgment debtor or, if the judgment debtor is a body corporate, an officer of the judgment debtor must appear in person at a financial assessment hearing. (3) The court may require the judgment debtor or the officer and any witness to take an oath before giving evidence. (4) The judgment debtor may be represented at the hearing by a lawyer, who may question the judgment debtor or the officer and be heard on the matter of the judgment debtor’s means for satisfying the judgment debt. (5) The judgment debtor or the officer may be questioned by or on behalf of the judgment creditor or by the court. (6) Any witness may be questioned by or on behalf of the judgment creditor or the judgment debtor or by the court. (7) A financial assessment hearing may from time to time be adjourned by the court to a time and place to be appointed. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 84EB