VIC: Residential Tenancies Act Section 498AG Preference must be given to compensation for victims

Preference must be given to compensation for victims The Magistrates' Court must give preference to making an order for compensation if the Court considers that— (a) it is appropriate to order a person to pay a pecuniary penalty under section 498AD in relation to a residential rights contravention; and

(b) it is appropriate to order the person to pay compensation to another person who has suffered loss or damage as a result of that contravention; and

(c) the person does not have sufficient financial resources to pay both the pecuniary penalty and the compensation.