TZO [2019] NSWCATGD 18

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: TZO [2019] NSWCATGD 18 Hearing dates: 25 October 2019 Date of orders: 25 October 2019 Decision date: 25 October 2019 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: A D Suthers, Principal Member Dr C M West, Senior Member (Professional) J L Newman, General Member (Community) Decision: Today's hearing is adjourned to 1 November 2019 at 3:30pm. Catchwords: INTERLOCUTORY – application for a guardianship order – applicant seeks hearing without notice to the subject person – whether the risk to the subject person from being given notice outweighs the importance of them being given notice of the hearing – where subject person is at risk of disengaging with medical services – where subject person is in the late stages of pregnancy – welfare and interests of the subject person require that they be given notice of the hearing – hearing adjourned. Legislation Cited: s 37 of the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) Cases Cited: Nil Texts Cited: Nil Category: Procedural and other rulings Parties: TZO (the person) The Hospital (applicant) The Public Guardian Representation: Nil File Number(s): NCAT 2019/00331795 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 adjourned the hearing to 3:30pm on 1 November 2019. 2. The Tribunal notes that it is not part-heard.