NSD [2016] NSWCATGD 20

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: NSD [2016] NSWCATGD 20 Hearing dates: 23 February 2016 Date of orders: 23 February 2016 Decision date: 23 February 2016 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: J Kearney, Senior Member (Legal) S Thompson, Senior Member (Professional) S Johnston, General Member (Community) Decision: Guardianship order made; private guardian appointed for 12 months to make decisions about accommodation (including authorising others), health care, medical and dental treatment (with power to override objections) and services.

Financial order made; private financial manager appointed. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – application for a guardianship order – consideration of s 14 of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) – subject person refused medical services – power to override objections to health care medical and dental treatment – guardianship order made

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – application for a financial management order – financial management order made – consideration of s 25M of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) – private financial manager appointed Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 3(1), 3(2), 4, 14, 14(2), 17(1), 25M, 46A Cases Cited: IF v IG [2004] NSWADTAP 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mrs NSD (subject person) Mr KRN (applicant) The NSW Public Guardian Representation: Nil File Number(s): 61742 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)).