Build the debtor's means and asset picture before choosing an enforcement step
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Organise the searches the lawyer has ordered — company and business-name extracts, land titles, personal property security, vehicle and bankruptcy searches, and the ledger's payment history — into one profile per debtor, keep every entry tied to its source and date, and flag entries that match only on name, on an old address or on a superseded entity number.
- What the lawyer must review
- Decide which entries actually belong to this debtor before any step issues, confirm the debtor's identity and entity type against the judgment as entered, and check the currency of each search.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Organise the searches the lawyer has ordered — company and business-name extracts, land titles, personal property security, vehicle and bankruptcy searches, and the ledger's payment history — into one profile per debtor, keep every entry tied to its source and date, and flag entries that match only on name, on an old address or on a superseded entity number. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the instructions, the jurisdiction and the complete relevant material before starting.
- Decide which entries actually belong to this debtor before any step issues, confirm the debtor's identity and entity type against the judgment as entered, and check the currency of each search.
- Check the output against the source documents named in it before it is relied on.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summons to attend for oral examination (Magistrates' Court Form 67A) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Magistrates' Court Form 67A, the summons for a judgment debtor to attend and answer questions about their financial circumstances. |
| Debt collection conduct checklist (ACCC and ASIC guideline): contact, disputes and representations | Checklist | AI use Yellow | File checklist applying the ACCC and ASIC debt collection guideline to individual debtors: contact hours and frequency, represented and vulnerable debtors, disputes, bankruptcy, statements about consequences and record keeping. |
| Application for an instalment order (Magistrates' Court Form 61A) | Form | AI use Yellow | Link to Magistrates' Court Form 61A. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- https://www.judcom.nsw.gov.au/publications/benchbks/civil/enforcement_of_local_judgments.html · 2026-09-27
- https://www.mcv.vic.gov.au/civil-matters/enforcement-civil-debt · 2026-09-27
- https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/link?guid=_3b6a3e80-6a44-4181-ac12-64ef5253c406&id=ch.19&version.series.id=a4c6031c-5851-4957-a8e9-46b6b54892a3&doc.id=sl-1999-0111&date=2024-09-27&type=sl · 2026-09-27
- https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/RedirectURL?OpenAgent&query=mrdoc_41450.pdf · 2026-09-27
- https://www.lawhandbook.sa.gov.au/ch15s01s06.php · 2026-09-27
- https://www.legalaid.wa.gov.au/resources/self-help-kits-and-guides/car-crashes/after-court/enforcement-orders-car · 2026-09-27
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.