Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Costs) Regulation 2017 (NSW)

New South Wales

Victims Rights and Support Amendment

(Costs) Regulation 2017

under the

Victims Rights and Support Act 2013

His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following

Regulation under the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013.

MARK SPEAKMAN, MP

Attorney General

Explanatory note

The object of this Regulation is to amend the Victims Rights and Support Regulation 2013 to make it clear that:

(a)	expenses are not payable with respect to proceedings before the Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT) relating to victims support, and
(b)	in accordance with clause 13 (c) of Schedule 3 to the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013, costs may not be awarded by the Tribunal in proceedings relating to victims support.

This Regulation is made under the Victims Rights and Support Act 2013, including section 117 (the general regulation-making power) and clause 1 of Schedule 2.

Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Costs) Regulation 2017 [NSW]

Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Costs) Regulation 2017

under the

Victims Rights and Support Act 2013

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Victims Rights and Support Amendment (Costs) Regulation
2017.

2      Commencement

This Regulation commences on the day on which it is published on the NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Victims Rights and Support Regulation 2013

(1) Clause 13 Costs

Omit “and expenses” wherever occurring in the clause (including the note).

(2)	Clause 13
Omit “section 60 of”.