Relatives of a NSW teacher who was raped and murdered by a school cleaner before her body was dumped in a national park are suing the state government.
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Stephanie Scott, 26, was killed at Leeton High School in the Riverina by Vincent Stanford on Easter Sunday, 2015.
The NSW Department of Education was not made aware of the claims filed in the state's District Court before proceedings commenced this week, AAP understands.
A department spokesman declined to comment in detail, citing the current legal action.
"The department is aware the circumstances resulting in these proceedings are sensitive and all efforts will be made to respond to the claims appropriately," he said in a statement.
Ms Scott, who was due to be married, had gone to the school to prepare lessons for a relief teacher, who was to fill in for her during her two-week honeymoon.
Stanford was not rostered to work that day but he was at the school and saw Ms Scott working in the staffroom.
According to an agreed set of facts, Stanford then went home to collect a "rape kit" complete with a knife and handcuffs.
He told police that, when he saw Ms Scott, he felt, "Just that I had to kill her. I wasn't angry or anything. Basically emotionless. Just that I had to kill her."
When he returned to the school, he waited for Ms Scott to leave and, when she bumped into him in the corridor, she said, "I'm going home now. Have a happy Easter."
As she went to look for her keys in her handbag, Stanford grabbed her from behind and dragged her into a storeroom before throwing her on the ground.
