CORPORATIONS (ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER) ACT 2006 - SECT 386.15 Compensation orders--civil penalty provisions
CORPORATIONS (ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER) ACT 2006 - SECT 386.15
Compensation orders--civil penalty provisionsCompensation for damage suffered
(1) A Court may order a person to compensate an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporation for damage suffered by the corporation if:
(a) the person has contravened a civil penalty provision in relation to the corporation; and
(b) the damage resulted from the contravention.
The order must specify the amount of the compensation.
Note: An order may be made under this subsection whether or not a declaration of contravention has been made under section 386 - 1.
(2) In determining the damage suffered by the corporation for the purposes of making a compensation order, include profits made by any person resulting from the contravention.
(3) A compensation order may be enforced as if it were a
judgment of the Court.