Psycho nephew will have to pay NSW gov $ for David's assault :)

Well this is very interesting. I was reading online about what's involved with the "Recognition Payment" that David has been accepted for, from the Victims of Crime people at the dept of Justice. It takes time to finalise and all and receive the payment as it involves court and a magistrate to decide the amount. Looks like about $5,000 after looking into it.

However the most interesting thing about it all was that the New South Wales gov pays the victim out of a fund set up for that, and then they take action against the criminal who did it to recover the money! Oh how utterly delicious! Psycho nephew has no idea what he's punched himself into :) What's more it's completely separate from any fines imposed. I'd love to be a fly on the wall when he gets the letter about it all, won't be for some time yet though.

A provisional order is the first step in the restitution process. The order is made by the Commissioner of Victims Rights to notify the defendant that an award for compensation or victims support payments have been made to a victim and the Commissioner is seeking to recover the amount of the award or victims support payments from the defendant. 

An award of compensation and victims support payments are paid from State funds and will have been paid to the victim before restitution action is commenced. Awards for compensation are comprised of components for injury sustained and actual expenses arising therefrom. Victims support payment are comprised of payments made to victims for financial support and/or recognition payment. more