Section 437 of the Crimes Act 1900 is amended by inserting after subsection (1) the following subsection:
“(1A) A person who has suffered loss or incurred expense as a direct result of the commission of an offence referred to in subsection (1) may, before the court passes sentence on the offender, apply to the court in a form prescribed by the regulations for an order referred to in subsection (1).”.