Compensation order in favour of victim
117 Compensation order in favour of victim
A court sentencing an offender may make a compensation order in favour of a victim of the offence.
Such a compensation order is an order that the offender must pay an amount of money set by the court to the victim as compensation for —
the loss of, or damage to, the victim’s property; and
any expense reasonably incurred by the victim,
as a direct or indirect result of the commission of the offence.
A compensation order must not be made in respect of injury or loss within the meaning of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 2003.
In fixing the amount of money to be paid under a compensation order for loss or damage to property, it does not matter whether that loss or damage was reasonably foreseeable by the offender.
[Section 117 amended: No. 57 of 1999 s. 30; No. 77 of 2003 s. 73.]
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