Submission to District Court (Protection of Judgement Debtors with Disabilities) Amendment Bill

General Comments:

1. The Salvation Army strongly supports the passing of this Bill into law. This is a positive piece of legislation that will help protect a judgement debtor with a disability. However, the core of our submission is that greater reform of other related parts of the District Court Act 2016 (principal Act). In our view, the intent and rationale of this Bill should be extended to other aspects of law impacting on judgement debtors. Specifically, The Salvation affirms that greater protection is needed for judgement debtors who are beneficiaries and in extremely vulnerable positions. If the protections in this Bill can be enforced for those with disabilities, we submit it could be extended to other vulnerable judgement debtors, and so further reform of the principal Act is needed.

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