27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman.
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I beg to move:- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 14 and inserting the following new clause- Victim 14 (1) Where a person is convicted of an offence under any restitution. written law, the court may, in addition to any other penalty prescribed under that law, order the person to make restitution or compensate the victim for—
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
(a) the cost of any damage to the property of the victim;
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
(b)the costs of any medical or psychological treatment incurred the victim;
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
(c) the costs of necessary transportation, accommodation and other living expenses relating to the court proceedings leading to the conviction; or
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(d) any other relief that the court may consider necessary.
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
(2) Where the Court orders payment of both a fine and compensation, the enforcement of the compensation order shall take precedence.
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
(3) In every case, the enforcement of an order for compensation, restitution or restoration shall be governed by the Civil Procedure Rules. This clause deals with victim restitution and is quite different from compensation. What we are proposing is that, in addition to the sentence that the court may have issued against an offender or a convicted person, the court may give further orders with regard to restoring the victim to a state - in as much as possible - in which he was before the commission of the offence. Therefore, we are providing that the court may order the ...
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 16 of the Bill be amended in Clause 16, Sub-clause (1) by inserting the words “appropriated by the National Assembly,” immediately after the word “monies” appearing in paragraph (a).
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