BCA [2014] NSWCATGD 47

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: BCA [2014] NSWCATGD 47 Hearing dates: 16 December 2014 Date of orders: 16 December 2014 Decision date: 16 December 2014 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: Hughes B, Senior Member (Legal) Jamieson G, Senior Member (Professional) Newman J, General Member (Community) Decision: Temporary guardianship order made for 30 days appointing the Public Guardian with authority to make decisions on access.

Estate committed to the NSW Trustee and Guardian for management. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – application for guardianship order - appointment of enduring guardian – exploitation and manipulation alleged – urgent oral application – temporary order made.

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – application for financial management order - large estate – will executed shortly before hearing – subject person befriended by strangers – best interests. Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: H v H (Supreme Court (NSW), Young J, 20 March 2000, unrep) McD v McD (1983) 3 NSWLR 81 at 86 PY v RJS [1982] 2 NSWLR 700 Re GHI (a protected person) [2005] NSWSC 581 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr BCA (subject person) Mrs TGT (applicant) The NSW Trustee and Guardian The Public Guardian File Number(s): 57658 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 (NSW)).