KML [2016] NSWCATGD 8

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: KML [2016] NSWCATGD 8 Hearing dates: 24 March 2016 Date of orders: 24 March 2016 Decision date: 24 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: J Simpson, Senior Member (Legal) P Williams, Senior Member (Professional) K Laurence, General Member (Community) Decision: Guardianship order made for one year; Public Guardian appointed with the authority to make decisions about health and medical issues and access to the community, including the power to restrict that access. Recommendations made to the Guardian. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – application for a guardianship order – where there was a previous order in place which lapsed – need for an order – guardianship order made Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr KML (subject person) Ms KHG (applicant) The NSW Public Guardian Representation: Nil File Number(s): 55062 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 1. The Tribunal appointed the Public Guardian for one year to make decisions about health and medical issues and Mr KML's access to the community including the power to restrict that access. 2. The Tribunal recommends that the Public Guardian urgently pursue the healthcare and community access issues outlined in these reasons for decision.