KA v Public Guardian & Ors [2004] NSWADTAP 25

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CITATION: KA v Public Guardian & Ors [2004] NSWADTAP 25

APPLICANT KA FIRST RESPONDENT Public Guardian SECOND RESPONDENT PARTIES: Protective Commissioner THIRD RESPONDENT Pauline Barber FOURTH RESPONDENT KC FIFTH RESPONDENT Guardianship Tribunal FILE NUMBER: 048002 HEARING DATES: 19/05/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 05/19/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 06/25/2004

Guardianship Tribunal DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Britton A - Judicial Member; Field B - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: Bias - Financial management order - making - Guardianship order - making - Leave to appeal on other grounds - Opportunity to respond to adverse evidence - Procedural fairness MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: 2003/5157, 2003/5158, 2003/5160 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 12/08/2003 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Rules (Transitional) Regulation 1998 Guardianship Act 1987 CASES CITED: R v Australian Broadcasting Tribunal; ex parte Hardiman (1980) 144 CLR 13; Kioa v West (1985) 159 CLR 550; Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; 75 ALJR 277; GM v Guardianship Tribunal & Ors [2003] NSWADTAP 59; Ainsworth v Criminal Justice Commission (1992) 175 CLR 564; Johns v Australian Securities Commission (1993) 178 CLR 408; Annetts v McCann (1990) 170 CLR 596; Re Pochi and Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1979) 26 ALR 247; Re Pergamon Press Ltd [1971] CH 388; Ansell v Wells (1982) 43 ALR 41; Pilbara Aboriginal Land Council Aboriginal Corporation Inc v Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs [2000] FCA 113 APPLICANT In Person FIRST, SECOND AND FOURTH RESPONDENTS REPRESENTATION: No Appearance THIRD RESPONDENT A Johnson, solicitor FIFTH RESPONDENT E Cho, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The appellant's application for leave to appeal against the merits of the Guardianship Tribunal's decision is refused.; 2. The appeal is dismissed.