188Victimisation offences—order for compensation

188 Victimisation offences—order for compensation (1) This section applies if a person is convicted or found guilty of an offence against section 186 (Offence—victimisation of employees for reporting breaches or assisting with investigations) or section 187 (Offence—victimisation of prospective employees for reporting breaches or assisting with investigations). (2) The court may, in addition to imposing a penalty on the person, make an order that the person pay, within a stated period to the employee, or prospective employee, the damages that the court considers appropriate for compensation. (3) The maximum amount of damages must not be more than the amount of the court’s jurisdictional limit in a civil proceeding. (4) An order for payment of damages is enforceable as if the order were a judgment of the court in a civil proceeding. (5) To remove any doubt, the court may also make an employment order in relation to the employee or prospective employee.