VP v Public Guardian and ors [2006] NSWADTAP 30

Appeal Panel - External

CITATION: VP v Public Guardian and ors [2006] NSWADTAP 30

APPELLANT VP FIRST RESPONDENT PARTIES: Public Guardian SECOND RESPONDENT VT THIRD RESPONDENT & DECISION MAKER Guardianship Tribunal

FILE NUMBER: 068003

HEARING DATES: 20/04/2006

SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 05/19/2006

DATE OF DECISION: 06/07/2006

BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Montgomery S - Judicial Member; Field B - Non Judicial Member

CATCHWORDS: Guardianship order - review - Opportunity to be heard - Opportunity to respond to adverse evidence

MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter

FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: C/28845 Matter No. 2004/7014, 2005/4925

DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 12/12/2005

LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Guardianship Act 1987

Applicant Veal of 2002 v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2005] HCA 72 Catherine Stephen and Monica Youd v The Guardianship Tribunal and the Public Guardian, Supreme Court of New South Wales, 29 November 1999, unreported, Windeyer J GM v Guardianship Tribunal & Ors; GM v Protective Commissioner & Ors [2003] NSWADTAP 59; CASES CITED: KA v Public Guardian & Ors [2004] NSWADTAP 25 Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550 KV v Protective & Ors; KW & Ors v KV & Ors (No.2) [2004] NSWADTAP 48 R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13 Re Refugee Tribunal; ex parte Aala (2000) 75 ALJR 52