TKD [2020] NSWCATGD 1

NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: TKD [2020] NSWCATGD 1 Hearing dates: 22 January 2020 Date of orders: 22 January 2020 Decision date: 22 January 2020 Jurisdiction: Guardianship Division Before: J Claridge, Senior Member (Legal) Dr L Tong AM, Senior Member (Professional) S Bullock, General Member (Community) Decision: 1. The estate of TKD is subject to management under the NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW).

2. The management of the estate of TKD is committed to the NSW Trustee and Guardian. Catchwords: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT – application for financial management order – whether there is a need for another person to manage the subject person's affairs on their behalf – where subject person has an acquired brain injury – where subject person is the beneficiary of a trust administered by the NSW Trustee and Guardian as a result of a Supreme Court order – where subject person has multiple sources of income – subject person unable to manage his own affairs – beneficial for a financial manager to be appointed – financial management order made – NSW Trustee and Guardian appointed. Legislation Cited: Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW), s 77(4) Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 4, 25M Cases Cited: CJ v AKJ [2015] NSWSC 498 McD v McD (1983) 3 NSWLR 81 P v NSW Trustee and Guardian [2015] NSWSC 579 Re Tracey [2016] QCA 194 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: 005: Financial Management Application