52.5 Hearing of judgment summons
At the hearing of the judgment summons, the court may —
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(a) if satisfied that all reasonable efforts have been made to serve the judgment debtor and the —
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(i) judgment debtor is wilfully evading service, or
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(ii) summons has come to the knowledge of the judgment debtor,
proceed in the absence of the judgment debtor as if the judgment debtor had been personally served;
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(b) receive evidence as to the means of the debtor in any manner that it thinks fit; and
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(c) if satisfied that all statutory requirements have been met –
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(i) adjourn the hearing of the summons to a fixed date,
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(ii) commit the judgment debtor for such fixed term as is permitted by law,
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(iii) suspend such committal upon payment of the judgment debt on such dates and by such instalments as the court may order,
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(iv) dismiss the judgment summons, or
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(v) make an order for payment of the judgment debt by a particular date or by specified instalments and adjourn the hearing of the judgment summons to a date to be fixed on the application of the judgment creditor.