Court may order payment of compensation etc.
201 Court may order payment of compensation etc.
This section applies if a court convicts a person of an offence against this Act.
The court may order the person to do either or both of the following—
pay to another person who, because of the commission of the offence has suffered loss or damage to property or incurred costs in avoiding or minimising, or attempting to avoid or minimise, loss or damage, an amount of compensation it considers appropriate for the loss or damage suffered or the costs incurred;
pay to another person who, because of the commission of the offence has incurred costs in cleaning-up radioactive contamination, an amount of compensation it considers appropriate for the costs incurred.
An order under subsection (2) may be made on the application of the prosecution or the person who has suffered loss or damage to property or incurred costs.
An order under subsection (2) is in addition to the imposition of a penalty and any other order.
This section does not limit the court’s powers under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 or another law.
In this section—
radioactive contamination means the lodgement, attachment or incorporation of radioactive material on, to or in a thing.
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