Awad v St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Ltd [2024] NSWSC 59

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Awad v St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Ltd [2024] NSWSC 59 Hearing dates: 12 December 2023; 13 December 2023 Date of orders: 13 December 2023 Decision date: 13 December 2023 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: Garling J Decision: Order that any stay that may have arisen under clause 14(5) of schedule 6 of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 cease to operate in relation to the orders made on 3 November 2023, up to 11.00am on 12 February 2024. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – Guardianship order – Public Guardian – Review of decisions – Appeal by son of protected person against a decision of the Guardianship Division of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal appointing the Public Guardian as guardian of the protected person and appointing the NSW Trustee and Guardian for management of the protected person's estate – Whether a stay of the Public Guardian's appointment as guardian should be set aside to allow decisions about the accommodation and welfare of the protected person to be made. Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Act 2013 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 Legal Aid Commission Act 1979 New South Wales Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 Cases Cited: Not Applicable Texts Cited: Not Applicable Category: Procedural rulings Parties: Ragaie Awad (Self represented) (P) St Vincent's Hospital Sydney Ltd (D1) NSW Public Guardian (D2) NSW Trustee and Guardian (D3) NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (D4) Gaber Awad (D5) Nahed Awad (D6) Representation: Counsel: Self-Represented (P) Z Officer (D1) Ms Bennett (D2) J Gardner (D3) Self-Represented (D6)