Enforcement officers

If you’re a sheriff, deputy sheriff, or bailiff for Queensland’s Supreme, District, or Magistrates Court, you must report fees and expenses from serving or executing enforcement warrants (or attempting to).

These include warrants for seizure and sale of property, enforcement hearings, and foreign service requests.

Your reports help court registrars decide how payments in debt recovery cases are distributed, including the amount you need to be reimbursed.

Eligible fees and expenses

Enforcement officers can claim the following fees and expenses under the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2009:

FeesDescription

Enforcement fee

For serving or executing an enforcement warrant (or attempting to).

Travel expenses

Extra kilometres beyond those included in the enforcement fee.

Time expenses

Extra time spent on enforcement activities beyond one hour.

Other expenses

Includes towing, removalists, storage, advertising, or auctions.

More information

For a detailed list of claimable fees and expenses, see:

What you’ll need for your report

To complete your report, you’ll need:

  • file number
  • names and contact details of the creditor and debtor
  • details of the enforcement action (e.g. execution or attempted execution of a warrant)
  • claimed expenses with supporting documents (e.g. invoices or receipts)
  • your ABN (for foreign service only).

Complete your report

For a Supreme Court or District Court warrant: complete your report online

For a Magistrates Court warrant: log into QCase and submit your report.

What happens next

  1. The online form calculates your total claim and sends it to the court registry.
  2. The registrar checks your claim against the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019 and reviews your supporting documents.
  3. If approved, payments are processed and distributed.
  4. If not approved, the registry will return your documents for necessary amendments.

Original warrant

For Supreme or District Court cases only - you must send the original warrant to the registry within seven days of submitting your report.

Foreign service documents

If you couldn’t serve foreign service documents, send the originals to the court registry within seven days of submitting your report.