ALW v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWADTAP 51

Administrative Decisions Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: ALW v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2012] NSWADTAP 51 Hearing dates: 23 November 2012 Decision date: 04 December 2012 Jurisdiction: Appeal Panel - External Before: Magistrate N Hennessy, Deputy President C Huntsman, Judicial Member A Wunsch, Judicial Member Decision: 1. The appeals on a question of law are dismissed. 2. Leave is refused for the appeals to extend to the merits of the Guardianship Tribunal's decisions. 3. The Guardianship Tribunal's orders in relation to ALW are affirmed. Catchwords: External appeal - decision of Guardianship Tribunal - review of guardianship and financial management orders - no question of law - new medical evidence tendered - not admitted - consideration of whether to grant leave to extend appeal to the merits Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Tribunal Act 1997 Guardianship Act 1987 Category: Principal judgment Parties: ALW (Appellant) NSW Trustee and Guardian (Respondent) ALX (Respondent) Guardianship Tribunal (Respondent) Representation: ALW (In person) NSW Trustee and Guardian (No appearance) ALX (In person) Guardianship Tribunal (Ms Sprouster) File Number(s): 128012 Publication restriction: S126 of the Administrative Decisions Tribunal applies Decision under appeal Citation: C/43985 Date of Decision: 2012-02-28 00:00:00 File Number(s): Matter No 2011/10034, 2011/10033