GJ and Ors v Protective Commissioner [2005] NSWADT 66

CITATION: GJ and Ors v Protective Commissioner [2005] NSWADT 66 DIVISION: General Division APPLICANT PARTIES: GJ and Ors RESPONDENT Protective Commissioner FILE NUMBER: 033170 HEARING DATES: 08/12/2004 SUBMISSIONS CLOSED: 12/08/2004 DATE OF DECISION: 03/29/2005

BEFORE: O'Connor K - DCJ (President) APPLICATION: Protected Estates Act - Protective Commissioner - disposition of money - Protective Commissioner - disposition of money MATTER FOR DECISION: Preliminary LEGISLATION CITED : Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Protected Estates Act 1983 Beasley v Marshall (No 4) (1986) 42 SASR 407 Blundell v Musgrave (1956) 96 CLR 73 ES and the Mental Health Act [1984] 3 NSWLR 341 Goode v Thompson [2002] 2 Qd R 572 Grevett v McIntyre [2002] QSC 106 Griffiths v Kerkemeyer (1977) 139 CLR 161; 15 ALR 387 Huet v Irvine [2003] QSC 387 Jones v Moylan [2000] WASCA 361 (WACA) CASES CITED: Kars v Kars (1996) 141 ALR 37 Marsland v Andjelic (1993) 31 NSWLR 162 Protective Commissioner v D (2004) 60 NSWLR 513 Re B [2000] NSWSC 44 Re DJR and the Mental Health Act [1983] 1 NSWLR 55 Re GDM and the Protected Estates Act (Powell J, 11 November 1991) [1992] Aust Tort Reports [81-190] Re N [2001] NSWSC 345 Van Gervan v Fenton (1992) 109 ALR 283 W v Q (1992) 1 Tas R 301 APPLICANT REPRESENTATION: D Marks, barrister RESPONDENT T Tunbridge, solicitor ORDERS: 1. The Question is answered 'yes'; 2. Directions to be made for the final hearing of the application