ROV [2016] NSWCATGD 34

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: ROV [2016] NSWCATGD 34 Hearing dates: 15 June 2016 Date of orders: 15 June 2016 Decision date: 15 June 2016 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: C Murray, Senior Member (Legal) B McPhee, Senior Member (Professional) M Smith, General Member (Community) Decision: Guardianship order; guardianship order made for 12 months with functions of accommodation, health care, consents to medical and dental treatment, services, and advocacy.

Financial management; private financial manager appointed. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – application for guardianship orders – physically and cognitively disabled as a result of acquired brain injury – family member appointed as guardian

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – application for financial management order – best interests – private manager appointed Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 4, 3(1), 3(2), 14, 14(2), 17(1), 25G, 25M NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW), s 39 Cases Cited: BZE v NSW Public Guardian [2015] NSWCATAP 64 EB v Guardianship Tribunal [2011] NSWSC 767 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mrs ROV (subject person) Mr JKD (applicant and former husband of Mrs ROV) NSW Trustee and Guardian NSW Public Guardian Representation: Nil File Number(s): 62778 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)).