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Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012
218Awards of compensation
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218 Awards of compensation
(1) If in any proceedings for an offence against this Act, a person is found guilty of an offence against this Act, the court, in addition to any other penalty it may fix, may order that the person pay to a person who, in the opinion of the court, was humiliated or distressed by the conduct constituting the offence an amount of up to—
(a) $10 000; or
(b) if a greater amount is prescribed, that prescribed amount.
(2) An order under this section may be enforced as if it were an order made by the court in its civil jurisdiction.
Part 8.3—Infringement notices