VM v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2011] NSWADTAP 13

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: VM v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2011] NSWADTAP 13 Hearing dates: 12 December 2010 Decision date: 25 March 2011 Before: Magistrate N Hennessy, Deputy President J Millar, Judicial Member Dr B Field, Non-Judicial Member Decision: 1.The decision of the Guardianship Tribunal to make a financial management order and appoint the NSW Trustee and Guardian as VN's financial manager is set aside. 2.The matter is remitted to the Guardianship Tribunal to be heard and decided again in accordance with these reasons. 3. Order 1 takes effect on the date the Guardianship Tribunal delivers a new decision. Catchwords: APPEAL - financial management order appointing NSW Trustee- question of law - whether breach of procedural fairness - whether reasons adequate Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Guardianship Act 1989 Powers of Attorney Act 2003 Cases Cited: Szozda v Szozda [2010] NSWSC 804IS v Public Guardian [2009] NSWADTAP 24 Jia v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (1998) 84 FCR 87 TP v TR (No 2) [2006] NSWADTAP 12 KV v Protective & Ors; KW & Ors v KV & Ors (No.2) [2004] NSWADTAP 48 Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (I985) 4 NSWLR 149 Haines v Leves (1 987) 8 NSWLR 442 Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Pettitt v Dunkley [1971] 1 NSWLR 376 Public Service Board of New South Wales v Osmond [1986] HCA 7; (1986) 159 CLR 656 Absolon v NSW TAFE [1999] NSWCA 311 Jegatheeswaran v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2001) 194 ALR 263 Nominal Defendant v Kostic [2007] NSWCA 14 Nikolovski v Telstra Corp Ltd [2002] FCA 846 Beale v Government Insurance Office of New South Wales (1997) 48 NSWLR 430 Alchin v Daley [2009] NSWCA 418 Whalan v Kogarah Municipal Council [2007] NSWCA 5 Category: Principal judgment Parties: VM (Appellant) NSW Trustee and Guardian (First Respondent) VN (Second Respondent) VO (Third Respondent) Representation: VM (Appellant in person) L Barry (Guardian ad litem Second Respondent) File Number(s): 108006 Publication restriction: Section 75 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 applies Decision under appeal Citation: 2009/8565, 2010/3220 Date of Decision: 2010-06-24 00:00:00 Before: J Connelly J Garrard L Stewart File Number(s): 2009/8565, 2010/3220