FJD [2016] NSWCATGD 23

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: FJD [2016] NSWCATGD 23 Hearing dates: 29 September 2016 Date of orders: 29 September 2016 Decision date: 29 September 2016 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: Currie J, Senior Member (Legal) Decision: Limited guardianship order for a period of 9 months; Public Guardian appointed with accommodation functions. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – where person is a forensic patient in hospital – where successive guardianship orders made – need to secure accommodation in specialist facility – order consistent with protection and promotion of person's welfare and interests– guardianship order renewed Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 3, 4, 4(b), 14(2) Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW) Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr FJD (person under guardianship) The NSW Public Guardian Representation: T Davis, separate representative File Number(s): 43140 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

REVIEW OF A GUARDIANSHIP ORDER

What the Tribunal decided 1. The Tribunal decided to renew the continuing limited guardianship order which had been made for Mr FJD on 31 March 2015. The Public Guardian was appointed as Mr FJD's guardian for nine months from the date of this order with the authority to make decisions on behalf of Mr FJD about his accommodation.