Tuckerman v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2020] NSWCATAD 207

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: Tuckerman v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2020] NSWCATAD 207 Hearing dates: 3 July 2020 Date of orders: 19 August 2020 Decision date: 19 August 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member Decision: (1) The Provisional Order is confirmed subject to the following variation: (a) The liability of the Applicant is reduced to $5,000, payable by monthly instalments of $100; (2) The Order for restitution dated 26 March 2020 is confirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – merits review- Victims Rights and Support – restitution order against person convicted of relevant offence – dispute regarding reasonableness of victims support Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Crimes (Sentencing and Procedure) Act 1999 Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 Victims Rights and Support Regulation 2013 Cases Cited: Clow v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2017] NSWCATAD 40 Xiang v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2017] NSWCATAD 316 Kabir v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2015] NSWCATAD 172. Texts Cited: None cited Category: Principal judgment Parties: Rodney Tuckerman (Applicant) Commissioner of Victims Rights (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented) P Srikanth, Victims Services (Respondent) File Number(s): 2020/00127685 Publication restriction: Section 64 (1) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 – Restriction on publication of information that will identify any victims or evidence given and received in this Tribunal hearing or in relation to the proceedings which is likely to identify those persons