137Amendment of application

137 Amendment of application

(1) The court hearing the application may amend the application: (a) on application by the *responsible authority; or (b) with the consent of the authority. (2) However, the court must not amend the application so as to include an additional *benefit in the application unless the court is satisfied that: (a) the benefit was not reasonably capable of identification when the application was originally made; or (b) necessary evidence became available only after the application was originally made. (3) On applying for an amendment to include an additional *benefit in the application, the *responsible authority must give to the person against whom the *pecuniary penalty order would be made a written notice of the application to amend.