YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 260 Recovery of unpaid compensations amount

YOUTH JUSTICE ACT 1992 - SECT 260

260 Recovery of unpaid compensations amount

(1) An amount of compensation ordered to be paid under section 259 , and any amount of costs ordered to be paid, is a debt owed by the parent to the person in whose favour the order is made.

(2) The order may be filed in the registry of a Magistrates Court under the Magistrates Courts Act 1921 .

(3) If the order is filed in the registry of a Magistrates Court, the order is taken to be an order made by the court and may be enforced as an order of the court.