DZE v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2020] NSWCATAD 21

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: DZE v Commissioner of Victims Rights [2020] NSWCATAD 21 Hearing dates: 8 November 2019 Date of orders: 20 January 2020 Decision date: 20 January 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: M Riordan, Senior Member Decision: (1) The decision of the Senior Assessor dated 11 June 2019 is affirmed. Catchwords: Victims Rights and Support – administrative review – act of violence – standard of proof Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Victims Rights and Support Act 2013 (NSW) Cases Cited: Briginshaw v Briginshaw (1938) 60 CLR 336; [1930] AC 1; (1938) 12 ALJR 100; [1938] ALR 334; [1938] HCA 34 Girlock (Sales) Pty Ltd v Hurrell (1982) 149 CLR 155; (1982) 40 ALR 45; [1982] HCA 15 Helton v Allen (1940) 63 CLR 691; (1940) 14 ALJR 196; [1940] ALR 298; [1940] HCA 20 Jones v Dunkel (1959) 101 CLR 298; (1959) 32 ALJR 395; [1959] ALR 367; [1959] HCA 8 Malec v JC Hutton Pty Ltd (1990) 169 CLR 638; (1990) 64 ALJR 316; 105 ALR 51; 19 ALR 607; 13 ALR 447; [1990] HCA 20 Nguyen v Cosmopolitan Homes [2008] NSWCA 246 West v Government Insurance Office of NSW (1981) 148 CLR 62; [1981] HCA 38 Category: Principal judgment Parties: DZE (Applicant) Commissioner of Victims Rights (Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicant (Self Represented)) Victims Services (Respondent) File Number(s): 2019/00246345 Publication restriction: A non-publication order is made under s 64(1) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (No. 2) (NSW) in respect of the names of private individuals, and other information which might identify them.