Elena Harvey v Victims Compensation Tribunal & Anor [2001] NSWSC 604

New South Wales Supreme Court

CITATION : Elena Harvey v Victims Compensation Tribunal & Anor [2001] NSWSC 604 revised - 17/10/2001 CURRENT JURISDICTION: Administrative Law FILE NUMBER(S) : SC 30032/00 HEARING DATE(S) : 6/2/01 JUDGMENT DATE : 19 July 2001

Elena Harvey PARTIES : Victims Compensation Tribunal Victims Compensation Fund Corporation JUDGMENT OF : Dowd J at 1

COUNSEL : Ms S Norton- Plaintiff Mr R Lancatser- Defendant SOLICITORS : Marrickville Legal Centre- Plaintiff I.V Knight- Defendant CATCHWORDS : Victims Compensation Tribunal - Supreme Court Appeal - Mandamus - Denial of Natural Justice - Error - Setting aside determination Evidence Act 1995 LEGISLATION CITED : Family Provision Act 1982 Veterans Entitlement Act 1986 (Cth) Victims Compensation Act 1996 Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564. Angus Fire Armour (Aust) Pty Ltd v Collector of Customs (NSW) (1988) 16 ALD 449; 19 FCR 477. Dickinson v Perrignon (1973) 1 NSWLR 72. Hamilton v Consumer Tribunal of New South Wales [1999] NSWSC 847. CASES CITED : Howship Holdings Pty Ltd v Leslie (1996) 41 NSWLR 542. L v Veterinary Surgeons Investigating Committee [1999] NSWCA 68. NSW Bar Association v Muirhead (1998) 14 NSWLR 173. Re Kiss and Repatriation Commission (1995) 38 ALD 443. State Rail Authority of New South Wales v Consumer Claims Tribunal (1998) 14 NSWLR 473. Tayros Holdings Pty Ltd v Dyar (Unreported, NSWSC, 23 June 1997). DECISION : 1. Appeal allowed with costs.