UVT [2015] NSWCATGD 39

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: UVT [2015] NSWCATGD 39 Hearing dates: 4 June 2015 Date of orders: 04 June 2015 Decision date: 04 June 2015 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: S McCarthy, Senior Member (Legal) D Barker, Senior Member (Professional) D Crowley, General Member (Community) Decision: Guardianship order made for six months; public guardian appointed with functions of accommodation and services; private guardian appointed with functions of health care and medical and dental consents.

Application for financial management order adjourned for three months. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – where person is a long-term inpatient in a mental health unit – application for guardianship order made by hospital social worker - complex physical and mental health needs – concerns about inadequate care and support from family and in the community – disagreement between family and the treating team about what is in the best interests of the person – s 17 of the Guardianship Act and interaction with s 4 principles – public guardian appointed to make decisions about accommodation and services Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW) Cases Cited: C S and M Y v the Guardianship Tribunal and the Public Guardian (unreported) NSW Supreme Court, Windeyer J, 29 November 1999 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Ms UVT (the subject person) Ms DPD (the applicant) The Public Guardian Representation: Nil File Number(s): 58996 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)).