WL v NSW Trustee and Guardian (External) [2011] NSWADTAP 22

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: WL v NSW Trustee and Guardian (External) [2011] NSWADTAP 22 Hearing dates: 4 March 2010 Decision date: 06 May 2011 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - External Before: Magistrate N Hennessy, Deputy President S Leal, Judicial Member Dr B Field, Non-Judicial Member Decision: The appeal is dismissed Catchwords: APPEAL - two decisions of the Guardianship Tribunal, one out of time; whether appeal should be accepted out of time - whether Guardianship Tribunal erred when deciding not to revoke a financial management order - identification of questions of law - procedural fairness - relevant and irrelevant considerations - making findings of fact with no probative evidence - irrational reasoning - meaning of 'principles clause in s 4 of Guardianship Act - whether appeal should proceed against merits of decision Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Children (Detention Centres) Act 1987 Cases Cited: Hunter Valley Developments Pty Ltd v Cohen (1984) 3 FCR 344 Lupevo Pty Ltd t/a Ampol Nabiac v Bree [2002] NSWADTAP 9 R v P (2001) 53 NSWLR 664 OM v MN [2008] NSWSC 36 PY v RJS (1982) 2 NSWLR 700 Re R [2000] NSWSC 886 Re GHI (2005) 221 ALR 589 FA v Protective Commissioner and Ors [2008] NSWADTAP 36 H v H (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, Young J, 20 March 2000) N v N (unreported, Supreme Court of NSW, Hodgson J, 13 March 1997) Ballantyne v Workcover Authority (NSW) [2007] NSWCA 239 Minister for Aboriginal Affairs v Peko-Wallsend Ltd (1986) 162 CLR 24 McD v McD [1983] 3 NSWLR 81 K v K [2001] NSWSC 1052 S v S [2001] NSWSC 146 ID, PF and DV v Director General, Department of Juvenile Justice and Anor [2008] NSWSC 966 Re C (TH) and the Protected Estates Act [I999] NSWSC 456 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (I985) 4 NSWLR 149 Ormwave Pty Ltd v Smith [2007] NSWCA 210 Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning v Rosemount Estates Pty Ltd (unreported, 90640127, 14 August 1996) Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond (1990) 170 CLR 321 Category: Principal judgment Parties: WL (Appellant) NSW Trustee and Guardian (First Respondent) IV Knight (Counsel Assisting) Guardianship Tribunal (Decision Maker) Representation: Legal Aid NSW (Appellant) IV Knight, Crown Solicitor's Office (counsel assisting) File Number(s): 108010 Decision under appeal Citation: Unreported Date of Decision: 2010-09-09 00:00:00 Before: Guardianship Tribunal File Number(s): C/42674