CFM [2014] NSWCATGD 26

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: CFM [2014] NSWCATGD 26 Hearing dates: 11 July 2014 Decision date: 11 July 2014 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: Boxall A, Senior Member (Legal) Oxenham M, Senior Member (Professional) Pickering E, General Member (Community) Decision: Limited guardianship order made for six months; private guardian appointed with accommodation, services, health care and medical and dental consent. Financial management order made; private manager appointed; reviewable within six months. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP - application for guardianship order - capacity to make personal and lifestyle decisions - mental health issues - increased support needs - private guardian.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT - application for financial management order - capability to manage - potential need to sell property due to possible accommodation decision of guardian - lack of insight - rational appreciation of estate - private person - supervision of NSW Trustee and Guardian - reviewable order Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Re GHI (a protected person) [2005] NSWSC 581 PY v RJS [1982] 2 NSWLR 700 H v H (unreported) NSW Supreme Court, Young J, 20 March 2000 McD v McD (1983) 3 NSWLR 81 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr CFM (subject person) Mr KGM (applicant) The Public Guardian The NSW Trustee and Guardian File Number(s): 56333 Publication restriction: Decisions of the Guardianship Division of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal have been anonymised to remove any information that may identify any person involved in the Tribunal's proceedings (s 65, Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW)).