The Family of a victim of the Queensland Public Trustee has written an open letter to the Premier of Queensland asking her to unblock the blockage to justice in their case before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT).
The victim is a forty year old Aboriginal man with disabilities living in Brisbane. He cannot be identified for legal reasons but his QCAT file number is G8252. His family has made a financial compensation claim on behalf of G8252 against the Public Trustee for its maladministration and loss of G8252’s assets. QCAT has reserved its final decision on the claim for over fourteen months.
John Tracey, the spokesperson for the family, said –
“We have been repeatedly complaining to QCAT about the length of time the decision has been reserved. We complained to the Ombudsman and the Attorney General and were told by both that they had no jurisdiction to investigate QCAT and referred us back to QCAT. We have nobody else “up the right channels” to complain to except the Premier, so we have asked her for help”
“The QCAT reserved decision policy is to release a decision within three months of the final hearing. QCAT has a duty under the QCAT Act to release decisions in a reasonable time. The decision in our case has been reserved for over fourteen months so far”
“QCAT is deciding on a major life issue for a person with disabilities, it is cruel to keep him and his family waiting so long for a decision. Hopefully the Premier will show some compassion and ensure justice is done and seen to be done soon.”
“QCAT is responsible for ensuring and enforcing the legal rights of people with impaired capacity. If QCAT is so dysfunctional that it cannot administer justice then the legal rights of Queensland’s most vulnerable people are effectively denied to them. I hope the Premier will take this situation seriously”
Media Release 16/11/22. From John Tracey kurityityin@yahoo.com ph 0407549746, More information – Justice for G8252 – https://justiceforg8252.wordpress.com/
Full history of matter (please read) – https://justiceforg8252.wordpress.com/more-info
