Court may make orders about compensation and other matters
94 Court may make orders about compensation and other matters
If the court finds the defendant has discharged a pollutant into coastal waters in contravention of this Act, the court may order the defendant to do either or both of the following:
pay to the Territory the amount the Territory could have recovered under section 85;
take stated action to rehabilitate or restore the Territory's marine and coastal environment damaged because of the contravention.
An order under subsection (1) is in addition to any penalty or other order the court may make or impose under this Act.
In particular, this section does not limit the court's powers under the Sentencing Act 1995 or any other law.
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