ZJA v Public Guardian [2019] NSWCATAD 44

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: ZJA v Public Guardian [2019] NSWCATAD 44 Hearing dates: 19 September 2018 Date of orders: 21 March 2019 Decision date: 21 March 2019 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: J S Currie, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW –decision by Public Guardian as guardian under guardianship order – identification of the reviewable decision- place of accommodation of subject person –Obligations of decision maker under Guardianship Act 1987- principles in section 4- finding that decision maker correctly applied those principles; decision under review remained the correct and preferable decision. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act, 2013, No. 2 (NSW) Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014(NSW) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Guardianship Regulation 2016 (NSW) Cases Cited: Drake v Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1970) 2 ALD 60 P v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWSC 579 WL v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2011] NSWADTAP 22 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: ZJA (Applicant) Public Guardian (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: G. Mahony (Respondent)

Solicitors: ZJA (Self Represented)(Applicant) Crown Solicitor (Respondent)