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Criminal Code Act 1983
470No entitlement to compensation or damages
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470 No entitlement to compensation or damages
No person is entitled to compensation or damages of any kind by
reason that:
(a) the person was charged with, or prosecuted for, an offence
committed or alleged to have been committed before the end
date when the person was under 12 years of age; or
(b) the person was found guilty of, convicted of or sentenced for
an offence committed or alleged to have been committed
before the end date when the person was under 12 years of
age; or
(c) the person served a sentence for an offence committed or
alleged to have been committed before the end date when the
person was under 12 years of age; or
(d) the person was required to pay a fine, costs, restitution,
compensation or other money on account of being convicted
of, or sentenced for, an offence committed or alleged to have
been committed before the end date when the person was
under 12 years of age; or
(e) the person has a charge or conviction expunged under
section 4469; or
(f) a charge or conviction is expunged under section 469; or
(g) the person incurred any loss, or suffered any consequence, as
a result of an event mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d),
(e) or (f).