6BDeductions from awards

### 6B Deductions from awards > [*\[Section 6B Inserted by No. 23 of 2005, s. 8, Applied:24 Jun 2005\]*](/view/html/inforce/2005-06-24/act-2005-023#GS8@EN) > > > (1)  The Commissioner may deduct from an award to a person any one or more of the following amounts: > > > > > > (a) any pecuniary penalty imposed on the person and owing to the Crown; > > > > > > > (b) any compensation levy payable by the person under the [Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1994-089) ; > > > > > > > (c) any unpaid compensation order made against the person under [section 68 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-059#GS68@EN) [Sentencing Act 1997](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1997-059) ; > > > > > > > (d) any compensation order made against the person under [section 7A](#GS7A@EN) of this Act. > > > (2)  If an amount is deducted – > > > > > > (a) under [subsection (1)(a)](#GS6B@Gs1@Hpa@EN) , the penalty is to be treated as paid to the extent of that deduction; or > > > > > > > (b) under [subsection (1)(b)](#GS6B@Gs1@Hpb@EN) , the levy is to be treated as paid to the extent of that deduction; or > > > > > > > (c) under [subsection (1)(c)](#GS6B@Gs1@Hpc@EN) , the order is to be treated as discharged to the extent of that deduction; or > > > > > > > (d) under [subsection (1)(d)](#GS6B@Gs1@Hpd@EN) , the order is to be treated as discharged to the extent of that deduction.