YJY v YJX [2024] NSWCATAP 179

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: YJY v YJX [2024] NSWCATAP 179 Hearing dates: 25 July 2024 Date of orders: 19 September 2024 Decision date: 19 September 2024 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: A Britton, Deputy President J T Kearney, Senior Member F N Given, General Member Decision: (1) Appeal is dismissed. (2) Leave to appeal is refused. Catchwords: EVIDENCE – whether no evidence to support impugned findings STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION – whether Tribunal misconstrued ss 15(3) and 17 of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) APPEAL – leave to appeal – whether impugned findings were "against the weight of evidence" Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 65(1), 65(1)(a), 65(3), 80(2)(b) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 4, 4(a), 4(d), 4(g), 15, 15(3), 17, 17(1), 17(1)(c) Cases Cited: Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 at 355-6; [1990] HCA 33 Azzopardi v Tasman UBE Industries Pty Limited (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 BPY v BZQ [2015] NSWCATAP 33 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Cominos v Di Rico [2016] NSWCATAP 5 CS and MY v The Guardianship Tribunal and the Public Guardian, unreported NSW Supreme Court, Windeyer J. 29 November 1999 EB v Guardianship Tribunal [2011] NSWSC 767 Health Care Complaints Commission v Murray [2018] NSWCATOD 119 House v The King (1936) 55 CLR 499 KEPCO Bylong Australia Pty Ltd v Bylong Valley Protection Alliance Inc [2021] NSWCA 216 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd [2010] HCA 32 L & B Linings Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of NSW [2012] NSWCA 15 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd [1986] HCA 40 P v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWSC 579 Slinko v Guardian and Administration Tribunal [2006] QSC 39 SZTOG v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2018] FCA 112 W v G [2003] NSWSC 1170 AS by her tutor SS v NSW Public Guardian [2021] NSWSC 889 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 at 355-6; [1990] HCA 33 Azzopardi v Tasman UBE Industries Pty Limited (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Calin v The Greater Union Organisation Pty Ltd (1991) 173 CLR 33 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP Ferella & Anor v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 IR v AR [2015] NSWSC 1187 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Limited [2010] HCA 32 (2010) 241 CLR 390 Kudrynski v Orange City Council [2024] NSWCA 33 L & B Linings Pty Limited v WorkCover Authority of NSW [2012] NSWCA 15 Mainteck Services Pty Limited v Stein Heurtey SA [2013] NSWSC 266 P v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWSC 579 Schwartz Family Co Pty Ltd v Capitol Carpets Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 223 W v G [2003] NSWSC 1170; (2003) 59 NSWLR 220 ZKF v ZKG [2019] NSWCATAP 64 Texts Cited: None cited. Category: Principal judgment Parties: YJY (Appellant YJX (First Respondent) YJZ (Second Respondent) NSW Public Guardian (Third Respondent) Representation: YJY (Self represented) YJX (no appearance) YFW (Self represented) Dragana Zekanovic NSW Public Guardian (Third Respondent) File Number(s): AP 2024/00109170 Publication restriction: The publication of these reasons, or any part of them, either by sound recording or transcript which includes any details that may identify the parties is prohibited Decision under appeal Court or tribunal: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Citation: N/A Date of Decision: 23 February 2024 Before: C A Mulvey Senior Member (Legal) E Love, Senior Member (Professional) K Laurence, General Member (Community) File Number(s): 2020/00250984