KGI [2015] NSWCATGD 17

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: KGI [2015] NSWCATGD 17 Hearing dates: 30 March 2015 Date of orders: 30 March 2015 Decision date: 30 March 2015 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: B Shipp, Senior Member (Legal) M Matheson, Senior Member (Professional) M Spencer, General Member (Community) Decision: Costs application rejected Catchwords: COSTS – application for financial management withdrawn at hearing – whether special circumstances – obligation to consider general principles under Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) – reasonable basis for substantive application Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW) Legal Profession Act 2004 (NSW) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: OLL [2014] NSWCATGD 40 Bovaird v Guardianship Tribunal [2009] NSWSC 452 Snelgrove v Swindells [2007] NSWSC 868 Category: Costs Parties: Mr EHQ (costs applicant) Ms KMX (applicant at substantive hearing) Mr NBI (carer and spouse of Mrs KGI) Ms TMI (daughter of Mrs KGI) File Number(s): 58036 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 1. These Reasons for Decision are for the orders of the Tribunal made on 30 March 2015 concerning the costs application in respect of the proceedings regarding Mrs KGI.