Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994
7When compensation levy is to be paid
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7 When compensation levy is to be paid
[Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] [Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 6 of 2008, Sched. 1, Applied:28 Apr 2008] [Section 7 Substituted by No. 29 of 2017, Sched. 1, Applied:05 Sep 2017]
(1) For the purposes of section 5 , the compensation levy is to be paid –
(a) if the person is sentenced to a term of imprisonment that is not wholly suspended, within 28 days after the person's release from prison; or
(b) if the person is not sentenced to a term of imprisonment, or is sentenced to a term of imprisonment that is wholly suspended, within 28 days after the date of sentencing.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) , a court may order that the compensation levy is to be paid within a period of less than 28 days after the date of sentencing.