CORPORATIONS ACT 2001

CHAPTER 5 - EXTERNAL ADMINISTRATION  

PART 5.7B - RECOVERING PROPERTY OR COMPENSATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS OF INSOLVENT COMPANY  

Division 4 - Director liable to compensate company  

Subdivision A - Proceedings against director  

SECTION 588K   588K   CRIMINAL COURT MAY ORDER COMPENSATION  
If:

(a) a court finds a person guilty of an offence under subsection 588G(3) in relation to the incurring of a debt by a company; and

(b) the court is satisfied that:

(i) the debt is wholly or partly unsecured; and

(ii) the person to whom the debt is owed has suffered loss or damage in relation to the debt because of the company's insolvency;

the court may (whether or not it imposes a penalty) order the first-mentioned person to pay to the company compensation equal to the amount of that loss or damage.