Remedial orders by courts for offences

In force

(1)

This section applies if—

(a)

a person is convicted, or found guilty, of an offence against this Act; and

(b)

the prosecutor asks the court to make an order under this section; and

(c)

it appears to the court that the person could partly or completely rectify a state of affairs that arose as a direct or indirect result of the conduct that was the subject of the offence.

Note

For the meaning of found guilty, see the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1.

(2)

The court may order the person to take any steps that it considers are necessary and appropriate to rectify the state of affairs and that are within the person’s power to take.

(3)

If a court makes an order under this section, it may also make any other consequential orders (including orders about costs) that it considers appropriate.

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