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Railway Safety Act, 2024 (Act No. 30 of 2024)Chapter 9 : General and MiscellaneousPart A : Offences and penalties60. Enquiry in respect of compensation and award of damages |
| (1) | Where a person is convicted of an offence in terms of this Act and— |
| (a) | another person has suffered harm or loss as a result of the act or omission constituting the offence; or |
| (b) | damage has been caused to property or to the environment, a court may in the presence of the convicted person enquire, without pleadings, into the harm, loss or damage and determine the extent thereof, in the same proceedings— |
| (i) | at the written request of the person who suffered the harm or loss; or |
| (ii) | at the written request of the Minister or the Regulator in respect of the damage caused to property or to the environment. |
| (2) | After making a determination in terms of subsection (1), the court may— |
| (a) | award damages for the loss or harm suffered by the person referred to in subsection (1)(a) against the convicted person; |
| (b) | order the convicted person to pay for the cost of any remedial measures to be taken; or |
| (c) | order that the convicted person implement remedial measures. |
