Children (Criminal Proceedings) Act 1987
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36 Compensation
36 Compensation
(1) If the Children’s Court makes an order under a paragraph of section 33 (1) it may, under section 94 or 97 of the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013, give a direction for the payment of compensation by the person.
(2) In deciding whether or not to require a person to pay compensation, the Children’s Court shall have regard to the person’s means and income, if any.
(3) The maximum amount of compensation that may be awarded is—
(a) the amount that is equivalent to 10 penalty units (in the case of a person who is under the age of 16 years at the time the order is made), or
(b) the amount that is equivalent to 20 penalty units (in any other case).
s 36: Am 1987 No 238, Sch 1; 1987 No 270, Sch 1 (12); 1989 No 75, Sch 1 (15); 1998 No 120, Sch 2.3; 1999 No 94, Sch 4.4 [7]–[9]; 2008 No 54, Sch 1 [43]; 2013 No 111, Sch 3.6 [1].