South Australian Current Acts

SENTENCING ACT 2017 - SECT 121

121—Preference must be given to compensation for victims

If a court considers—

            (a)         that it is appropriate—

                  (i)         to make an order for compensation (under this Act or any other Act); and

                  (ii)         to impose a fine or make any other order for the payment of a pecuniary sum; but

            (b)         that the defendant has insufficient means to pay both the compensation and the fine or other pecuniary sum,

the court must give preference to compensation.