• Where a debtor has ignored an examination order to attend the local court, an arrest warrant can be issued & the sheriff will then arrest the debtor and take them to the local court to perform the examination order. This can assist you in ascertaining the debtors circumstances & obtaining employment information so you can take further action and receive payments on your account;
• Performing Writs. When you issue a writ, the sheriff will attend the debtors address and look for any assets that can be siezed & sold at auction. Historically LCollect through the sheriff has siezed vintage cars & bikes where the debtor has subsequently paid the debt in full to reacquire the goods. We have also had experiences where upon the sheriff attending the debtors property, the debtor has then paid the debt before anything has been siezed;
•  Upon obtaining a Supreme Court Order for possession of a property, the Sheriff will then effect the repossession of the mortgaged property so it can be liquidated to pay the debt. 

If you would like to find out more about how you might be able to use the sheriff in order to enforce your debts, please contact us.

Some interesting historical information on the role of sheriff in NSW & what additional responsibilities they also had were;