NXC [2016] NSWCATGD 13

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: NXC [2016] NSWCATGD 13 Hearing dates: 30 October 2015, 15 December 2015, 27 January 2016 Date of orders: 30 October 2015 Decision date: 22 March 2016 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: A Britton, Principal Member P Williams, Senior Member (Professional) L Porter, General Member (Community) Decision: 1. Public Guardian appointed for a period of five years to make decisions on behalf of NXC about access, services, advocacy in relation to accommodation, healthcare and to give consent on her behalf to medical and dental treatment. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – end of term review of guardianship order – welfare and interests of the subject person considered – section 4, Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) – access function – guardianship order renewed and varied Legislation Cited: Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW), cl 5 of sch 6 Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 3(1), 4, 4(f), 14, 15(3), 17(1), 18(1)(b), 21B, 25C(2) Cases Cited: C S and M Y v the Guardianship Tribunal and the Public Guardian (unreported per Windeyer J, 29 October 1999) IF v IG [2004] NSWADTAP 3 Re B [2011] NSWSC 1075 SAB v SEM [2013] NSWSC 253 NXC (Guardianship Tribunal (NSW), J Currie, D Wroth, M Circuitt, 30 October 2013, unrep) NXC (Guardianship Tribunal (NSW), T Sheedy, M Wroth, M Watson, 25 July 2012, unrep) W &G [2003] NSWSC 1170; (2003) 59 NSWLR 220 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mrs NXC (subject person) Ms DVC and Mrs TFN (joint guardians) Ms TPC (former carer) The NSW Public Guardian Representation: Nil File Number(s): 49013 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)).