Govt Adopts Amendments to the Civil Matters Execution Act
The government adopted Thursday the act on execution of judgments in civil matters and insurance of claims, with Justice Minister Lovro Sturm explaining after the session that the amendments are designed to tackle court backlogs.
The changes were adopted at the government's first session after the summer break. Sturm explained that the cabinet sped up the adoption as it wants a new central court to deal with executions to become operational on 1 January.
According to Sturm, 60% of the court backlogs are caused by backlogs in execution. The new court would be locally authorised for filing execution proposals, issuing execution decisions and filing appeals against such decisions.
The amendments also envisage written and electronic forms for execution claims with an automated IT system in place to issue execution decisions based on valid documents.
The changes also eliminate territorial jurisdiction of enforcement officers and lower the level of education necessary for performing the job from university degree to completed secondary school.
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