Sch 2 s 237Compensation orders etc. on application by an injured person or the regulator

237 Compensation orders etc. on application by an injured person or the regulator

(1) A court may:

(a) on application of a person (the injured person) who has suffered, or is likely to suffer, loss or damage because another person has engaged in conduct in contravention of a provision of Chapter 2, 3 or 4; or

(b) on the application of the regulator made on behalf of, and with the consent in writing of, one or more such injured persons;

make such order or orders as the court thinks appropriate against the person who engaged in the conduct, or a person involved in that conduct.

Note: The orders that the court may make include all or any of the orders set out in section 243.

(2) The order must be an order that the court considers will:

(a) compensate the injured person, or any such injured persons, in whole or in part for the loss or damage; or

(b) prevent or reduce the loss or damage suffered, or likely to be suffered, by the injured person or any such injured persons.

(3) An application under subsection (1) may be made at any time before the end of 6 years from the day on which the cause of action accrued that relates to the conduct referred to in that subsection.