Hess v Public Guardian & anors [2005] NSWADTAP 43

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CITATION: Hess v Public Guardian & anors [2005] NSWADTAP 43

APPLICANT Joseph Hess FIRST RESPONDENT Public Guardian SECOND RESPONDENT PARTIES: Protective Commissioner THIRD RESPONDENT QH FOURTH RESPONDENT QI DECISION MAKER Guardianship Tribunal FILE NUMBER: 058008 HEARING DATES: 05/08/05 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 08/05/2005 DATE OF DECISION: 09/05/2005

2004/7153, 2004/7152 DECISION UNDER APPEAL: BEFORE: Hennessy N - Magistrate (Deputy President); Millar J - Judicial Member; Houlahan L - Non Judicial Member CATCHWORDS: Financial management order - making - Guardianship order - making MATTER FOR DECISION: Principal matter FILE NUMBER UNDER APPEAL: C/30477 DATE OF DECISION UNDER APPEAL: 04/01/2005 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 LEGISLATION CITED : Guardianship Act 1987 Protected Estates Act 1983 Collection House Ltd v Taylor (2004) VSC 49 KA v Public Guardian & Ors (2004) NSWADTAP 25 CASES CITED: Carew v Protective Commissioner & Ors (2005) NSWADTAP 13 KV v Protective Commissioner & Ors; KW & Ors v KV & Ors (No 2) (2004) NSWADTAP 48 Rajski v Scitec Corporation Pty Ltd (Court of Appeal, unreported, 16 June 1986) APPELLANT K Grinberg, solicitor REPRESENTATION: RESPONDENTS E Cho, solicitor S Free, solicitor ORDERS: 1. That the financial management order made by the Guardianship Tribunal on 1 April 2005 in relation to QI be set aside; 2. That the limited guardianship order made by the Guardianship Tribunal on 1 April 2005 in relation to QI be set aside; 3. That the application for guardianship and financial management orders filed 30 December 2004 with the Guardianship Tribunal be remitted to that Tribunal for rehearing.