Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2010
114Assessment of compensation
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114 Assessment of compensation (1) For the compensation order, the court may assess the amount of compensation (including the estimated costs of remedying the damage) as it considers appropriate, having regard to the following: (a) any evidence adduced in connection with the prosecution of the offence; (b) any evidence not adduced in connection with the prosecution of the offence but adduced in connection with the making of the order; (c) any document made by the rail or road authority under subsection (2); (d) any other matters the court considers relevant. (2) A document made by the rail or road authority stating matters relating to any of the following is evidence of the matters stated in the document: (a) the rail or road authority maintains the railway or road infrastructure; (b) the rail or road authority's estimate of any of the following: (i) the monetary value of all or any part of the rail or road infrastructure or of the damage to it; (ii) the cost of remedying the damage; (iii) the extent of the offender's contribution to the damage.
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