UMG [2015] NSWCATGD 54

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: UMG [2015] NSWCATGD 54 Hearing dates: 7 December 2015 Date of orders: 07 December 2015 Decision date: 11 December 2015 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: C Fougere, Principal Member M Wroth, Senior Member (Professional) F Given, General Member (Community) Decision: Application for consent to special medical treatment dismissed.

Tribunal not satisfied that Miss UMG is incapable of understanding the general nature and effect of the proposed treatment. Catchwords: SPECIAL MEDICAL TREATMENT – application for consent to special medical treatment – total hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy – whether the person is 'incapable of giving consent to the carrying out of medical or dental treatment' – section 34(1)(b) of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) – whether the person 'is capable of understanding the nature and effect of the proposed treatment' – section 33(2)(a) of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) – presumption of capacity – Part 5 does not apply – application dismissed Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), Sch 6, s 10; ss 55(1)(a) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), Schedule 6, clause 5(1); Part 5; ss 4, 32, 32(a), 33(1), 33(1)(b), 33(2), 33(2)(a), 33A, 34, 34(1), 36(1)(a), 36(1)(b), 42(1), 42(2), 44, 44(2)(a), 45, 45(1), 45(2), 45(3), 45(3)(b) Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 (Tas) Cases Cited: Alcan (NT) Alumina Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Territory Revenue [2009] HCA 41 C v Guardianship and Administration Board [2002] TASSC 29 C v W [2015] NSWSC 1774 FI v Public Guardian [2008] NSWADT 263 Hunter and New England Area Health Service v A [2009] NSWSC 761 In Re C (Adult: Refusal of Treatment) [1994] 1 WLR 290 In re T (Adult: Refusal of Treatment) [1993] Fam 95 P& P (1994) 181 CLR 583 P v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWSC 579 Project Blue Sky Inc v Australian Broadcasting Authority [1998] HCA 28 Re MB [1997] 2 FCR 514 Re JS [2014] NSWSC 302 SKX [2010] NSWGT 29 TAC [2010] NSWGT 23 XTV [2012] NSWGT 5 Texts Cited: Oxford English Dictionary (online edition) Macquarie Dictionary (online edition) Pearce and Geddes, Statutory Interpretation in Australia, 8th Edition 2014, LexisNexis Butterworths Online [3.30] Category: Principal judgment Parties: Miss UMG (subject person) Dr OBB (applicant) Ms BAW (party joined by the Tribunal) Representation: Separate Representative: E Gemmell File Number(s): 59929 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)).