Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts(1) A compensation order must not be made if another court or tribunal has awarded compensatory damages or compensation in a civil proceeding for the damage based on the same or similar facts.
(2) If a court purports to make a compensation order in the circumstances mentioned in subsection (1)—
(a) the order is void to the extent that it covers the same matters as those covered by the other award; and
(b) any payment made under the order to the extent to which it is void must be repaid by the Territory.
(3)
The making of a compensation order does not prevent another court or
tribunal from later awarding damages or compensation in a civil proceeding for
the damage based on the same or similar facts, but the other court or tribunal
must take the compensation order into account when awarding damages or
compensation.