EB & Ors v Guardianship Tribunal & Ors [2011] NSWSC 767

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: EB & Ors v Guardianship Tribunal & Ors [2011] NSWSC 767 Hearing dates: 11, 12 & 13 May 2011 Decision date: 02 August 2011 Jurisdiction: Equity Division - Protective List Before: Hallen AsJ Decision: (a) Order that leave is granted for the appeal so far as it relates to the reasons for decision delivered on 12 March 2010. (b) Order that the Summons be stood over to a date to be agreed for further argument on the relief to be given. Catchwords: The Plaintiffs appeal the decision and orders made by Guardianship Tribunal for financial management and guardianship in respect of the third Plaintiff, made by the fourth Defendant - Tribunal made orders pursuant to which the third Defendant was appointed financial manager of third Plaintiff's estate, and the second Defendant was appointed guardian of the third Plaintiff. Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 Mental Health Act 2007 NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 Protected Estates Act 1983 Value Added Tax (General) Regulations 1985 (UK) Cases Cited: A; Ms v Public Guardian & Ors [2006] NSWADTAP 55 Absolon v NSW TAFE [1999] NSWCA 311 ACJ, Re [2007] NSWGT 15 Aid Society Ltd v Day [1978] 1 CR 437 Aikman v White [1986] STC 1 Association of Architects; Ex parte Municipal Officers Assn; Re (1989) 63 ALJR 298 Attorney General for the State of New South Wales v X (2000) 49 NSWLR 653 Australian Foremen Stevedores Assn v Crone (1989) 20 FCR 377; 98 ALR 276 Azzopardi v Tasman UEB Industries Ltd (1985) 4 NSWLR 139 Bar-Mordecai v Rotman [2000] NSWCA 123 Birdseye v Australian Securities and Investments Commission (2003) 76 ALD 321 Carew v Protective Commissioner [2005] NSWADTAP 13 Charlton v Baber [2003] NSWSC 745 Coldham, Re; Ex parte Municipal Officers Assn; (1989) 84 ALR 208 Collection House Ltd v Taylor [2004] VSC 49 Commissioner for Australian Capital Territory Revenue v Alphaone Pty Ltd (1994) 49 FCR 576 DL v Public Guardian [2008] NSWADTAP 6 Ebner v Official Trustee in Bankruptcy [2000] HCA 63; (2000) 205 CLR 337 EMG v Guardianship and Administration Board of Victoria [1999] NSWSC 501 FA v Protective Commissioner [2009] NSWSC 415 FX v NSW Trustee and Guardian (External) [2011] NSWADTAP 5 G v B (NSWSC, 27 May 1992, unreported) Gallo v Dawson [1990] HCA 30; (1990) 93 ALR 479 GHI (a protected person); Re [2005] NSWSC 581 GM v Guardianship Tribunal; GM v Protective Commissioner [2003] NSWADTAP 59 GS v Protective Commissioner and Guardianship Tribunal [2003] NSWADTAP 52 H v H (NSWSC, 20 March 2000, unreported) Hayman v Griffiths; Walker v Hanby [1988] QB 97 Hill v Repatriation Commission [2005] FCAFC 23, (2005) 218 ALR 251 Hoe v Manningham City Council [2011] VSC 37 Holt v Protective Commissioner (1993) 31 NSWLR 227 Hopkins v Smethwick Board of Health (1890) 24 QBD 712 House v Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority [2011] FCAFC 72 Hussain v Minister for Foreign Affairs [2008] FCAFC 128; (2008) 169 FCR 241 IF v IG [2004] NSWADTAP 3 Italiano v Carbone [2005] NSWCA 177 J v J [2011] WASCA 126 JAB [2010] WASAT 97 Jackamarra v Krakouer [1998] HCA 27; (1998) 195 CLR 516 John v Rees [1970] Ch 345 Johnson v NSW Guardianship Tribunal [2009] NSWSC 664 KA v Public Guardian [2004] NSWADTAP 25 Kowalski v Chief Executive Officer of Medicare Australia [2010] FCA 413; (2010) 185 FCR 42 KV v Protective; KW v KV (No 2) [2004] NSWADTAP 48 Livesey v New South Wales Bar Association (1983) 151 CLR 288 Lu v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs [2004] FCAFC 340; (2004) 141 FCR 346 McD v McD (1983) 3 NSWLR 81 McDonald v Guardianship and Administration Board [1993] 1 VR 521 MH6 v Mental Health Review Board (2009) 25 VR 382 Mahon v Air New Zealand Ltd [1984] AC 808 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Al-Miahi [2001] FCA 744 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Bhardwaj (2002) 209 CLR 597 Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs v Jia Legeng (2001) 205 CLR 507 N v N (NSWSC, 13 March 1997, unreported) Nanschild v Pratt [2011] NSWCA 85 OM v MN [2008] NSWSC 36 Ormwave Pty Ltd v Smith [2007] NSWCA 210; 5 DDCR 180 OT v OU [2010] NSWADTAP 9 P v D1 [2011] NSWSC 257 P v R [2003] NSWSC 819 Public Service Board (NSW) v Osmond (1986) 159 CLR 656 Public Trustee v Blackwood [1998] 8 Tas R 256 PY v RJS [1982] 2 NSWLR 700 P9/2000 [2011] NSWSC 49 R; Re [2000] NSWSC 886 Rajski v Scitec Corporation Pty Ltd (NSWCA, 16 June 1986, unreported) Refugee Review Tribunal; Re; Ex parte Aala [2000] HCA 57; (2000) 204 CLR 82 S v S [2001] NSWSC 146 Secretary to the Department of Premier and Cabinet v Hulls [1999] VSCA 117; [1999] 3 VR 331 Slinko v Guardianship And Administration Tribunal [2006] 2 Qd R 279 Soulemezis v Dudley (Holdings) Pty Ltd (1987) 10 NSWLR 247 Source and Resources Pty Ltd v Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water [2010] NSWLEC 228 Stead v State Government Insurance Commission (1986) 161 CLR 141 SZBEL v Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (2006) 228 CLR 152 SZLPN v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2010] FCA 202 TC v Public Guardian [2006] NSWADTAP 15 Titan v Babic (1994) 49 FCR 546 Tobin v Ezekiel [2008] NSWSC 1108 Tomasevic v Toll Holdings Ltd [2011] VSC 231 Tomko v Palasty (No 2) [2007] NSWCA 369 Towie v Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria [2008] VSCA 157 UP v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2010] NSWADTAP 69 W v G [2003] NSWSC 1170; (2003) 59 NSWLR 220 Weal v Bathurst City Council [2000] NSWCA 88 WL v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2011] NSWADTAP 22 World Best Holdings Ltd v Sarker [2004] NSWSC 935 XA v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2011] NSWADTAP 20 XYZ v State Trustees Ltd [2006] VSC 444 Chen v Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1994) 48 FCR 591 Texts Cited: Aronson, Dyer, Groves, Judicial Review of Administrative Action, 4th ed, Law Book Co 2009 Oxford English Dictionary Category: Principal judgment Parties: EB (first Plaintiff) LB (second Plaintiff) MB (third Plaintiff) Guardianship Tribunal (first Defendant) Public Guardian (second Defendant) NSW Trustee & Guardian (third Defendant) LW (fourth Defendant) Representation: First, second and third Plaintiffs not legally represented NSW Trustee & Guardian (second and third Defendants) Other Defendants removed as Defendants File Number(s): P38/2010 (2010/288147)