Section 321: Power of court to order restitution

A court after conviction may adjourn proceedings, to consider and determine sentence appropriate for each convict:(a) in addition to or in lieu of any other penalty authorised by law, order the convict to make restitution or pay compensation to any victim of the crime for which the offender was convicted, or to the victim's estate; or
(b) order for the restitution or compensation for the loss or destruction of the Victim's property and in so doing the court may direct the convict:
(i) to return the property to the owner or to a person designated by the owner;
(ii) where the return of the property is impossible or impracticable, to pay an amount equal to the value of the property; or
(iii) where the property to be returned is inadequate or insufficient, to pay an amount equal to the property calculated on the basis of what is fair and just.