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Victims Rights and Support Act 2013
101Enforcement of directions for compensation
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#### 101 Enforcement of directions for compensation
101 Enforcement of directions for compensation
> > (1) If a court gives a direction for compensation and the whole or any part of the amount specified in the direction is not paid in accordance with the direction, the registrar of the court must, on the application of the aggrieved person, issue to the aggrieved person a certificate that—
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> > > (a) identifies the direction, and
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> > > (b) specifies the name and address of the offender, and
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> > > (c) specifies the amount required by the direction to be paid which has not, as at the date of the certificate, been paid to the registrar.
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> > (2) The registrar must not subsequently accept any payment from the offender in respect of the direction for compensation identified in a certificate issued under this section.
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> > (3) An aggrieved person may file such a certificate in the registry of a court having jurisdiction to order payment of the amount specified in the certificate, and the registrar of that court must immediately enter judgment in favour of the aggrieved person against the offender specified in the certificate for—
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> > > (a) the amount specified in the certificate as having not been paid, and
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> > > (b) any fees payable to the registrar in respect of the filing of the certificate.
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> > (4) A direction for compensation may only be enforced in accordance with this section and any amount not paid is not payable from the Fund or any other public money.
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> **s 101:** Am 2018 No 34, Sch 1 \[16\].