EJT [2015] NSWCATGD 16

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: EJT [2015] NSWCATGD 16 Hearing dates: 17 April 2015 Date of orders: 17 April 2015 Decision date: 17 April 2015 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: B Shipp, Senior Member (Legal) B McPhee, Senior Member (Professional) M Spencer, General Member (Community) Decision: Financial management order made; private manager appointed Catchwords: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – application for private financial manager – consent judgment in District Court appointing NSW Trustee and Guardian as trustee of funds – whether Tribunal should transfer proceedings to Supreme Court – jurisdiction and utility of order – discretionary considerations Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW) Powers of Attorney Act 2003 (NSW) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr EJT (the protected person) Mrs ODT (applicant) NSW Trustee and Guardian Representation: Legal representation

Separate representation File Number(s): 45411 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 The Tribunal appointed Mrs ODT as Mr EJT's financial manager, subject to the authorities and directions ordered by the NSW Trustee and Guardian.