18GCompensation for loss or damage to Trust property

18G Compensation for loss or damage to Trust property

18G Compensation for loss or damage to Trust property

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a person is convicted of an offence against this Act or the regulations, and

(b) the court before which the person was convicted is satisfied the commission of the offence caused or resulted in loss or damage to Trust lands or other property of the Trust.

(2) The court may order the person to pay to the Trust the amount the court thinks appropriate by way of compensation for the loss or damage.

(3) The court may make an order under subsection (2) whether or not it imposes a penalty for the offence.

(4) An order made by a court under the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999, section 10 in proceedings for an offence against this Act or the regulations is, for subsection (1), taken to be a conviction of the offence.

s 18G: Ins 2022 No 9, Sch 5.2[7] (am 2022 No 26, Sch 2.11).