ECV v Public Guardian [2020] NSWCATAD 86

Civil and Administrative Tribunal New South Wales Medium Neutral Citation: ECV v Public Guardian [2020] NSWCATAD 86 Hearing dates: 12 March 2020 Date of orders: 19 March 2020 Decision date: 19 March 2020 Jurisdiction: Administrative and Equal Opportunity Division Before: S Goodman SC, Senior Member Decision: The decision under review is affirmed. Catchwords: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW — Decision by Public Guardian as guardian under guardianship order— Place of accommodation of subject person — Obligations of decision maker under Guardianship Act 1987 — Principles in section 4; decision under review remained the correct and preferable decision. Legislation Cited: Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW), s 63 Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act, 2013 (NSW), s 64 Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW), ss 4, 80A Guardianship Regulation 2016 (NSW), cl 17 Cases Cited: Drake v Minister of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1970) 2 ALD 60 Texts Cited: Nil Category: Principal judgment Parties: ECV (First Applicant EFI (Second Applicant) EFJ (Third Applicant) Public Guardian (First Respondent) EGB (Second Respondent) Representation: Solicitors: Applicants (Self Represented) Public Guardian (First Respondent) Second Respondent (Self Represented) File Number(s): 2019/00352148 Publication restriction: The publication of the name of the applicants (ECV, EFI and EFJ), the second respondent (EGB) or the person identified as EGC is prohibited under s 64(1)(a) of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW). Note: the name of each such person includes a reference to any information, picture or other material that identifies them or is likely to lead to identification of them.