The Australian family of MH17 victim Gabriele Lauschet have been asked by Malaysia Airlines to provide details of her tax returns , payslips and mortgage repayments before it will make a compensation payment . Ms Lauschet 's son , Tim Lauschet , was astounded when the airline got in contact with him and claimed that he needed to support his claim for damages with a long list of paperwork , and believes his mother 's life should not be means tested . Speaking to Fairfax Media , Mr Lauschet said he felt like he has to 'grovel for a pittance ' . Scroll down for video . German-born , Sydney-based kindergarten teacher Gabriele Lauschet ( right ) was identified as NSW 's sixth victim on flight MH17 . 298 people , including 28 Australians , died on the flight , after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile , over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on July 17 last year . Gabriele Lauschet was identified as NSW 's sixth victim . The 47-year-old was flying back to Sydney for the new school term at the German International School in Terrey Hills . The Sydney kindergarten teacher who was returning from her German homeland , had taught at the school for 15 years . Gabriele Lauschet was flying back to Sydney for the new school term at the German International School in Terrey Hills . Ms Lauschet 's son has been asked to provide details of her income to support a claim for compensation . Malaysia Airlines ' have paid Mr Lauschet a $ 50,000 advance payment , however , they have now asked him to provide nine documents to support his claim that there is a 'loss of financial dependency upon his mother at the time of her death . ' However , lawyers , who are also representing a number of other families of MH17 victims , say the victims ' lives should not be means tested . On March 4 , relatives of those killed on MH17 had the chance to view the wreckage of the plane . Speaking to Fairfax Media , Ms Lauschet 's son , Tim , said he felt like he has to 'grovel for a pittance . 298 people , including 28 Australians , died on the flight , after Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a missile , over rebel-held territory in eastern Ukraine on July 17 last year . For almost all of them , it was the first chance to see the twisted and charred wreckage that lay for months in the battlefields of eastern Ukraine after the plane plunged to the ground July 17 . The wreckage was brought back to the Netherlands , where civil and criminal investigations are underway to establish the cause of the disaster and attempt to prosecute those responsible . Since the horror , Moscow has repeatedly claimed that MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian warplane in the skies close to the Malaysian plane , while also vigorously denying the West 's analysis that it was hit by a BUK missile fired by pro-Moscow rebels . Yesterday , Dutch experts returned to the Ukraine to probe the MH17 crash site , including visiting a location previously considered unsafe because of fighting with pro-Russian separatists . Since the horror , Moscow has repeatedly claimed that MH17 was shot down by a Ukrainian warplane in the skies close to the Malaysian plane . The wreckage was brought back to the Netherlands , where civil and criminal investigations are underway to establish the cause of the disaster and attempt to prosecute those responsible . A Dutch television station on Thursday claimed it had proof that the Boeing 777 was shot down by a BUK missile based on an independent analysis of metal fragments one of its journalists removed from the crash site . The Dutch Safety Board however issued a statement saying there was nothing to prove that the fragment came from the missile that brought the plane down , and that its own conclusions would be confirmed by 'multiple sources and not only from fragments ' . Dutch broadcaster RTL said it had had the shrapnel tested by international forensic experts , including defence analysts IHSJane 's in London , who said it matched the explosive charge of aBUK , a Russian-made anti-aircraft missile system .
The family of an MH17 victim have been questioned for her personal details . van Lauschet 's family has been asked to provide details of her tax returns , mortgage repayments and payslips . It is to settle his claim for damages against the victim . Lawyers for the family say compensation should not be means tested .