Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993

PART 21 - CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CONSEQUENCES OF CONTRAVENING CIVIL PENALTY PROVISIONS  

Division 5 - Compensation for loss suffered by superannuation entity  

SECTION 216   CRIMINAL COURT MAY ORDER COMPENSATION  

216(1)   [Court finds person guilty of offence]  

If:


(a) a court finds a person guilty of an offence constituted by a contravention of a civil penalty provision in relation to a superannuation entity; and


(b) the court is satisfied that the superannuation entity has suffered loss or damage as a result of the act or omission constituting the contravention;

the court may (whether or not it imposes a penalty) order the person to pay to a trustee of the entity or, if the person is a trustee of the entity, to pay to the entity compensation of such amount as the order specifies.

Note:

Section 195 defines when a court is taken to find a person guilty of an offence.

216(2)   [Court declares contravention]  

If:


(a) a court declares under Division 4 that a person has, by an act or omission, contravened a civil penalty provision in relation to a superannuation entity; and


(b) the court is satisfied that the superannuation entity has suffered loss or damage as a result of that act or omission;

the court may (whether or not it makes an order under subsection 196(3) ) order the person to pay to a trustee of the entity or, if the person is a trustee of the entity, to pay to the entity compensation of such amount as the order specifies.


 

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