VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 365 Sale of caravan and goods

Sale of caravan and goods

(1) If the caravan or goods (other than personal documents) are not reclaimed, the sheriff may sell the caravan or goods by a public auction advertised in a newspaper circulating generally throughout Victoria at least 14 days before the auction.

(2) If the caravan or any goods are not sold at the public auction, the sheriff may dispose of the caravan or goods in any manner that he or she thinks fit.

(3) The proceeds of the sale or disposal remaining after deducting the reasonable costs incurred in—

(a) removing and storing or paying for the removal and storage of the caravan and any goods; and

(b) selling or attempting to sell and disposing of the caravan and any goods—

must be dealt with as unclaimed money in accordance with Part 3 of the Unclaimed Money Act 2008 as if the sheriff were a business to which that Part applies.

(4) If the proceeds of the sale or disposal are insufficient to meet the reasonable costs incurred in—

(a) removing and storing or paying for the removal and storage of the caravan and any goods; and

(b) selling or attempting to sell and disposing of the caravan and any goods—

the sheriff may apply to the Tribunal for compensation for those costs.

(5) An application under subsection (4) must be made within 6 months after the date of the sale or disposal under this section.