VZN [2020] NSWCATGD 53

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: VZN [2020] NSWCATGD 53 Hearing dates: 10 June 2020 Date of orders: 10 June 2020 Decision date: 10 June 2020 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: L Organ, Senior Member (Legal) M J Staples, Senior Member (Professional) I Ferreira, General Member (Community) Decision: 1. The estate of VZN is subject to management under the NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW). 2. The management of the estate of VZN is committed to the NSW Trustee and Guardian. Catchwords: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – application for a financial management order – gambling addiction – whether subject person incapable of managing their own affairs - subject person in favour of financial management order being made – subject person at risk of homelessness – NSW Trustee and Guardian appointed. Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 4, 25G(a), 25M Cases Cited: P v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWSC 579 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: 001: Financial Management Application

VZN (the person) BZB (applicant) NSW Trustee and Guardian (proposed financial manager) Representation: Nil File Number(s): NCAT 2020/00062264 Publication restriction: Decisions of the Guardianship Division of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal have been anonymised to remove any information that may identify any person involved in the Tribunal's proceedings: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), s 65.