LFR [2016] NSWCATGD 53

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: LFR [2016] NSWCATGD 53 Hearing dates: 20 October 2016 Date of orders: 20 October 2016 Decision date: 20 October 2016 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: L Organ, Senior Member (Legal) Dr J McAuliffe, Senior Member (Professional) B Epstein-Frisch, General Member (Community) Decision: Guardianship 1. The application for a guardianship order to be made for Miss LFR is dismissed.

Financial management 1. The application for a financial management order in relation to the estate of Miss LFR is dismissed. Catchwords: GUARDIANSHIP – application for guardianship order – National Disability Insurance Scheme – no need for an order – nominee – family member willing to advocate in relation to NDIS issues – application dismissed

FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – application for financial management order – no need for an order – nominee – application dismissed Legislation Cited: Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 3(1), 3(2), 4, 14, 14(2) Cases Cited: HKO [2016] NSWCATGD 14 IF v IG [2004] NSWADTAP 3 KTT [2014] NSWCATGD 6 McD v McD (1983) 3 NSWLR 81 Re W and L (Parameters of Protected Estate Management Orders) [2014] NSWSC 1106 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Miss LFR (subject person) Ms KAX (applicant) The NSW Public Guardian The NSW Trustee and Guardian File Number(s): 41244 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)).