GFF v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2024] NSWCATAD 115

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: GFF v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2024] NSWCATAD 115 Hearing dates: 12 April 2024 Date of orders: 3 May 2024 Decision date: 03 May 2024 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE LAW – administrative review – Victims rights and support – whether an act of violence is established on the balance of probabilities Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) a) Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: DSK v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2019] NSWCATAD 170 GBK v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2024] NSWCATAD 51 Nguyen v Cosmopolitan Homes [2008] NSWCA 246 Pham v Commissioner of Victim Rights [2019] NSWSC 1060 R v Butcher (919860) VR 43 Texts Cited: Macquarie Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: GFF (Applicant) Commissioner of Victims Rights (Respondent) Representation: Applicant (self-represented) K Douch (Victims Services) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/00039775 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.