Section 176 — Land Transfer Act 1952: Judgment against absconders, etc

176 Judgment against absconders, etc (1) Where any amount has been paid out of the Crown Bank Account on account of any person who has absconded, or who cannot be found within the jurisdiction of the High Court, and may have left any real or personal estate within New Zealand, the Court upon the application of the Attorney-General, and upon the production of a certificate signed by the Minister of Finance certifying that the amount has been paid in satisfaction of a judgment against the Crown, may allow the Attorney-General to sign judgment against that person forthwith for the amount so paid out of the Crown Bank Account, together with the costs of the application. (2) Such a judgment shall be final, and signed in like manner as a final judgment by confession or default in an adverse suit, and execution may issue immediately. Compare: 1915 No 35 s 191 The words “ High Court ” in subsection (1) were substituted, as from 1 April 1980, for the words “ Supreme Court ” pursuant to section 12 Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124). The words “ Consolidated Account ” were substituted, as from 1 July 1989, by the words “ Crown Bank Account ” pursuant to section 83(7) Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).