New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN (CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS) ACT 1987 - SECT 36

36 Compensation

(1) If the Children’s Court makes an order under a paragraph of section 33 (1) it may, under section 71 or 77B of the Victims Compensation Act 1996 , give a direction for the payment of compensation by the person.

(2) In deciding whether or not to require a person to pay compensation, the Children’s Court shall have regard to the person’s means and income, if any.

(3) The maximum amount of compensation that may be awarded is:

(a) the amount that is equivalent to 10 penalty units (in the case of a person who is under the age of 16 years at the time the order is made), or

(b) the amount that is equivalent to 20 penalty units (in any other case).