Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034:section:137
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2025C00034
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 137
Character Range: 256193–256971

137  Amendment of application
 (1) The court hearing the application may amend the application:
 (a) on application by the *responsible authority; or
 (b) with the consent of the authority.
 (2) However, the court must not amend the application so as to include an additional *benefit in the application unless the court is satisfied that:
 (a) the benefit was not reasonably capable of identification when the application was originally made; or
 (b) necessary evidence became available only after the application was originally made.
 (3) On applying for an amendment to include an additional *benefit in the application, the *responsible authority must give to the person against whom the *pecuniary penalty order would be made a written notice of the application to amend.