FBT [2014] NSWCATGD 27

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: FBT [2014] NSWCATGD 27 Hearing dates: 24 July 2014 Decision date: 24 July 2014 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: McCarthy S, Senior Member (Legal) Creasey H, Senior Member (Professional) Johnston S, General Member (Community) Decision: Interstate recognition revoked. Catchwords: INTERSTATE RECOGNITION - review of recognition of interstate financial manager - action on review - no assets in NSW - person under a legal incapacity - need for a tutor to commence legal proceedings - reciprocal arrangements between State trustees - no further need for recognition. Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW) Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ms FBT (subject person) State Trustees Ltd (recognised financial manager) The NSW Trustee and Guardian File Number(s): 52328 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)).

reasons for decision

What the Tribunal decided 1The Tribunal revoked the recognition of the order made by the former NSW Guardianship Tribunal now NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal on 7 January 2013. The original order had recognised State Trustees Limited in Victoria as the financial manager in NSW for Ms FBT.