Section 153 — District Court Act 2016: Orders by court following filing of financial statement, etc

153 Orders by court following filing of financial statement, etc (1) This section applies if, after a judgment has been entered or an order made for the payment of money,— (a) a financial statement is filed in the court; or (b) the judgment debtor provides the court with information about the judgment debtor’s means for satisfying the judgment debt under section 147 ; or (c) a hearing under section 148 or a financial assessment hearing takes place. (2) The court may do any 1 or more of the following: (a) direct that 1 or more of the proceedings referred to in section 133 be commenced or continued (as the case may be), direct that any steps be taken in such proceedings, and, for any such purpose, issue any warrant or summons or make any order: (b) order that the money owing under the judgment or order be paid in instalments: (c) stay any proceedings to enforce the judgment or order: (d) vary any order made under this Act relating to the enforcement of the judgment or order. (3) The court may do any of the things referred to in subsection (2) even if— (a) no application is made for the direction, order, stay, or variation in question; or (b) an application is made for a different direction, order, stay, or variation; or (c) no hearing takes place; or (d) in a case where a financial statement is filed in the court by 1 party, the other party has not had the opportunity to make representations to the court about the financial statement. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 84EC