Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Notice of End of Process for Making and Determining Victims’ Claims

Take notice that, pursuant to Part 2 (subpart 2) of the Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Act 2005 (“the Act”), compensation awarded to James Timi Martin was paid to the Secretary for Justice on 19 February 2008, and the surplus was paid into the Victims’ Claims Trust Account on 10 March 2008 on behalf of James Timi Martin to enable any victims of that offender to make claims against it.
And that on 27 March 2008, notice was given by publication in the New Zealand Gazette, 27 March 2008, No. 64, page 1858, and in the daily newspapers in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, and on 25 March 2008 on the website of the Ministry of Justice, of the sum of money paid into the trust account, and the entitlement of victims of the offender to claim against this money and the manner to do so.
Under section 48(4) of the Act, the Secretary for Justice has now paid out all of the money held in the trust account on behalf of James Timi Martin to a victim.
Further queries should be directed to:
The Secretary, Victims’ Special Claims Tribunal, Private Bag 32001, Wellington 6146. Telephone: (04) 462 6723. Facsimile: (04) 462 6686.