(1)  The Commissioner may deduct from an award to a person any one or more of the following amounts:

(a) any pecuniary penalty imposed on the person and owing to the Crown;

(b) any compensation levy payable by the person under the Victims of Crime Compensation Act 1994 ;

(c) any unpaid compensation order made against the person under section 68 of the Sentencing Act 1997 ;

(d) any compensation order made against the person under section 7A of this Act.

(2)  If an amount is deducted –

(a) under subsection (1)(a) , the penalty is to be treated as paid to the extent of that deduction; or

(b) under subsection (1)(b) , the levy is to be treated as paid to the extent of that deduction; or

(c) under subsection (1)(c) , the order is to be treated as discharged to the extent of that deduction; or

(d) under subsection (1)(d) , the order is to be treated as discharged to the extent of that deduction.