Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Notice of Payment into Victims’ Claims Trust Account

Take notice that, pursuant to part 2 of the Prisoners’ and Victims’ Claims Act 2005, compensation awarded to Graham Ruatoto is required to be paid to the Secretary for Justice, and the surplus after deductions is to be held in Trust on behalf of Graham Ruatoto.

And that on 16 May 2018, $21,510.00 was paid into the Victims’ Claims Trust Account on behalf of Graham Ruatoto. This money must be held in the Trust Account to enable any victims of Graham Ruatoto to make claims against it.

Any person that has been a victim of Graham Ruatoto, in respect of an offence for which Graham Ruatoto was convicted in a Court of New Zealand, is entitled to make a claim against the money held in the Trust Account on behalf of Graham Ruatoto. Claims by victims are not limited to the amount available in the Trust Account.

Claim forms, and information on how to make a claim, may be obtained from: The Secretary, Victims’ Special Claims Tribunal, Private Bag 32001, Wellington 6146. Phone: (04) 462 6660. Fax: (04) 462 6686.

All claims must be filed on or before Monday 26 November 2018.