142Roads compensation orders—making

142 Roads compensation orders—making (1) This section applies if a court convicts a person (the offender), or finds a person guilty (also the offender), of an offence against this Act. (2) The court may make an order (a roads compensation order) requiring the offender to pay to the Territory the amount of compensation that the court considers appropriate for damage to road infrastructure that the Territory has suffered, or is likely to suffer, because of the offence. (3) A roads compensation order may only be made in favour of the Territory.

Division 3.9.2 Roads compensation orders for damage to road infrastructure (4) The court may make a roads compensation order if satisfied on the balance of probabilities that the commission of the offence caused or contributed to the damage suffered or likely to be suffered.