YJO v YJP [2025] NSWCATAP 7

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: YJO v YJP [2025] NSWCATAP 7 Hearing dates: 26 September 2024 Date of orders: 06 January 2025 Decision date: 06 January 2025 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel Before: A Britton, Deputy President J Moir, Senior Member (Legal) Dr B McPhee, Senior Member (Professional) Decision: (1) Leave to appeal is refused. (2) Appeal is dismissed. Catchwords: APPEAL — NCAT — decision to renew and vary initial guardianship order — decision to add access function to initial guardianship order — decision to give Public Guardian an access function GUARDIANSHIP — appointment of guardian —criteria for appointment of guardian — whether Tribunal misstated test for appointment of guardian in s 17(1)(c) of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) — whether Tribunal misapplied s 17(1)(c) of the Guardianship Act — whether error made by Tribunal material PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS — apprehended bias — principles LEAVE TO APPEAL — principles governing under s 80(2)(b) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) WORDS AND PHRASES — meaning of phrase "able to exercise the functions conferred or imposed by the proposed guardianship order" in s 17(1)(c) of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), ss 38(2), 45(4)(c), 80(2)(b) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 3(6), 4, 4(b)-(d), 14, 14(1), 14(2)(a)(i), 15(3), 16(1)(a), 16(3), 17(1), 17(1)(b)-(c), 25(2)(a), 25B(d), 25C(1) Cases Cited: Agripower Barraba Pty Ltd v Blomfield (2015) 317 ALR 202; [2015] NSWCA 30 AHB v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2017] NSWCATAP 79 Akins v National Australia Bank (1994) 34 NSWLR 155 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321; [1990] HCA 33 BHP Billiton Ltd v Dunning [2015] NSWCA 55 C v W [2015] NSWSC 1774 CNY17 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2019) 268 CLR 76; [2019] HCA 50 Collins v Urban [2014] NSWCATAP 17 Dranichnikov v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2003) 73 ALD 321; [2003] HCA 26; 77 ALJR 1088 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy (2000) 205 CLR 337; [2000] HCA 63 Edwards v Commissioner for Fair Trading, Department of Finance, Services and Innovation [2019] NSWCATAP 208 Ferella & Anor v Chief Commissioner of State Revenue [2014] NSWCA 378 Hossain v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2018) 254 CLR 123; 2018 HCA 34 Isbester v Knox City Council (2015) 255 CLR 135; [2015] HCA 20 Kostas v HIA Insurance Services Pty Ltd (2010) 241 CLR 390; [2010] HCA 32 Kudrynski v Orange City Council [2024] NSWCA 33 L & B Linings Pty Ltd v WorkCover Authority of New South Wales [2012] NSWCA 15 Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Wu Shan Liang [1996] HCA 6; (1996) 185 CLR 259 MZAPC v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2021) 273 CLR 506; [2021] HCA 17 P v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWSC 579 QYFM v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs (2023) 97 ALJR 419; [2023] HCA 15 Schwartz Family Co Pty Ltd v Capitol Carpets Pty Ltd [2017] NSWCA 223 Tudor Capital Australia Pty Limited v Christensen [2017] NSWCA 260 ZII v ZIJ [2018] NSWCATAP 255 ZKF v ZKG [2019] NSWCATAP 64 Texts Cited: NCAT Fact Sheet, What is a separate representative? June 2024 Category: Principal judgment Parties: YJO (Appellant) YJP (First Respondent) NSW Public Guardian (Second Respondent) Representation: Appellant (Self-Represented) B Fogarty, (Separate Representative) (Respondent) File Number(s): 2024/00204746 Publication restriction: The publication of the evidence given in these proceedings to the Tribunal is prohibited. This order is made under section 64(1)(c) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW).