Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Subject to
Division 1 of Part 2, if a court decides to fine an offender then,
in deciding the amount of the fine the court must, as far as is practicable,
take into account —
(a) the
means of the offender; and
(b) the
extent to which payment of the fine will burden the offender.
(2) A court may fine
an offender even though it has been unable to find out about the matters in
subsection (1).
(3) A court must not
fine an offender if satisfied that after paying compensation to the victim in
accordance with a compensation order under Part 16, the offender will be
unable to pay the fine within a reasonable time.