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Furthermore, the amendment has no regard to the ability of an offender to pay, or to the question of an offender’s means, or to the question of an offender having other commitments which have to be met before considering whether the compensation order can be met. It is also important to consider, when a compensation order is made, the likely effect of other penalties. How much is appropriate for a compensation order of an employed individual may completely change when that employed individual loses his or her employment and becomes the subject of a custodial sentence which is going to keep them out of any earning power for a considerable time.