UTW [2016] NSWCATGD 43

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: UTW [2016] NSWCATGD 43 Hearing dates: 25 August 2016 Date of orders: 25 August 2016 Decision date: 25 August 2016 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: J Simpson, Senior Member (Legal) Dr M Martin, Senior Member (Professional) L Porter, General Member (Community) Decision: 1. A guardianship order is made for Mr UTW. 2. The Public Guardian is appointed as the guardian. 3. This is a continuing guardianship order for a period of 3 years from the date of this order. 4. This is a limited guardianship order giving the guardian custody of Mr UTW to the extent necessary to carry out the accommodation and services functions. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – application for guardianship order – National Disability Insurance Scheme – no family or advocate – access to NDIS – NDIS first and second planning processes – transfer of Ageing, Disability and Home Care ADHC accommodation service to non-government sector – Public Guardian appointed Category: Principal judgment Parties: Mr UTW (subject person) Ms CRN (applicant) The NSW Public Guardian Representation: Nil File Number(s): 62823 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 three years to make decisions for Mr UTW about accommodation and services issues.