- Review of the Guardianship Act 1987

[2018] NSWLRC 145

New South Wales Law Reform Commission

Australia - New South Wales

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Powers of Attorney Amendment Bill 2015 (ACT)	s186
Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991 (ACT)	s4, s7, s8, s8C, s9, s10, s12, s19, s70
Human Rights Commission Act 2005 (ACT)	s27B
Land Titles Act 1925 (ACT)	s130
Powers of Attorney Act 2006 (ACT)	s10, s11, s13, s21, s29, s35, s37, s41A, s41C, s41D, s46, s62, s89
Public Trustee and Guardian Act 1985 (ACT)	s19B, s60
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Bill 2017 (Cth)
Aged Care Act 1997 (Cth)
The Act (Cth)
My Health Records Act 2012 (Cth)	s7A, s44
National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (Cth)	s9, s17A, s45, s73B, s73J, s73Z, s73ZF, s78, s111, s181H
Regulatory Powers (Standard Provisions) Act 2014 (Cth)
National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Quality and Safeguards Commission and Other Measures) Act 2017 (Cth)
Disability Inclusion Bill 2014 (NSW)
Adoption Act 2000 (NSW)	s25, s26, s27, s133C, s144, s146, s147, s154, s199
Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 (NSW)
Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)	s44, s187, s192E, s249E
Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (NSW)	s3, s5, s6, s7, s9, s10, s11, s12, s13, s16, s19, s25, s34, s36, s37, s38, s44, s45, s46, s49, s60, s64, s65, s71, s76, s77, s78, s80, s81, s83, s88
Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 (NSW)	s5, s7, s43, s45, s247
Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 (NSW)	s21A
Civil Procedure Act 2005 (NSW)	s3, s140
Community Services (Complaints, Reviews and Monitoring) Act 1993 (NSW)	s4, s11, s24, s27
District Court Act 1973 (NSW)	s4, s44, s134
Disability Inclusion Act (NSW)	s3, s4, s5, s22, s23, s42
Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW)	s2, s3, s3D, s3E, s3F, s4, s5, s6, s6B, s6C, s6D, s6DA, s6E, s6F, s6G, s6H, s6HA, s6HB, s6I, s6J, s6K, s6L, s6MA, s6O, s7, s8, s9, s10, s11, s12, s13, s14, s15, s16, s17, s18, s19, s20, s21, s21A, s21B, s21C, s22, s22A, s23, s25, s25A, s25B, s25C, s25E, s25F, s25G, s25I, s25K, s25L, s25M, s25N, s25O, s25P, s25Q, s25R, s25S, s26, s28, s29, s30, s31, s31B, s31D, s31G, s32, s33, s33A, s34, s35, s36, s37, s40, s42, s43, s44, s45, s45A, s45AA, s46, s46A, s47, s48, s48A, s48B, s77, s78, s79, s80, s80A, s98, s100, s101, s102, s103, s104, s105, s106, s107, s107A, s108
Interpretation Act 1987 (NSW)	s21
Local Court Act 2007 (NSW)	s29, s30
Law Enforcement (Powers and Responsibilities) Act 2002 (NSW)	s3, s230
Law Reform Commission Act 1967 (NSW)	s10
Minors (Property and Contracts) Act 1970 (NSW)	s11
Mental Health Act 2007 (NSW)	s7, s8, s10, s16, s50, s63, s84, s98, s189
NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009 (NSW)	s5, s6, s10, s11, s16, s22, s24, s25, s26, s27, s28, s31, s38, s39, s43, s51, s56, s58, s59, s62, s64, s66, s67, s70, s81, s88, s113, s122
Ombudsman Act 1974 (NSW)
Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW)
Powers of Attorney Act 2003 (NSW)	s4, s5, s9, s19, s20, s25, s26, s27, s33, s35, s36, s37, s45A, s46, s50, s51, s52, s54
Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW)	s8, s22, s23, s69, s118
Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2014 (NSW)
Civil Procedure Regulation 2017 (NSW)
Guardianship Regulation 2016 (NSW)
Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (NSW)
NSW Trustee and Guardian Regulation 2017 (NSW)
Powers of Attorney Regulation 2016 (NSW)
Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 (NSW)
Adoption Information Act 1990 (NSW)
Adoption Information Amendment Act 1995 (NSW)
Child Welfare Act 1939 (NSW)
Disability Services and Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW)
Guardianship (Amendment) Act 1993 (NSW)
Guardianship Amendment Act 1997 (NSW)
Guardianship and Protected Estates Legislation Amendment Act 2002 (NSW)
Mental Health Act 1958 (NSW)
Mental Health Act 1983 (NSW)	sDA1987N85264.PDF.SINO_TEXT
Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2013 (NSW)
Mental Health (Forensic Provisions) Act 1990 (NSW)
Guardianship of Adults Act 2016 (NT)	s19, s20, s22, s33, s36
Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (Qld)	s5, s11, s11A, s12, s14, s15, s24, s26, s28, s35, s36, s46, s59, s65, s66, s68, s70, s72, s80, s209, s210, s210A, s240, s249, s249A
Mental Health Act 2016 (Qld)
Public Guardian Act 2014 (Qld)	s12, s19
Powers of Attorney Act 1998 (Qld)	s20, s32, s33, s34, s40, s60
Advance Care Directives Act 2013 (SA)	s16, s44, s45
Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Act 1995 (SA)	s4, s13, s14, s17
Guardianship and Administration Act 1993 (SA)	s3, s5, s21, s23, s29, s35, s50, s57, s61, s65
Disability Services Act (Tas)
Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 (Tas)	s3, s6, s15, s17, s19, s20, s24, s25, s29, s39, s51, s52, s58, s81, s81A
Mental Health Act 2013 (Tas)	s6
Powers of Attorney Act 2000 (Tas)	s4, s42, s43, s47
Guardianship and Administration Bill 2014 (Vic)
Guardianship and Administration Bill 2018 (Vic)
Mental Health Act 2014 (Vic)	s4, s6, s50
Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (Vic)	s3, s13, s32, s35, s47, s50, s52, s53, s55, s81, s84, s85
Powers of Attorney Act 2014 (Vic)	s3, s13, s15, s22, s23, s26, s28, s34, s35, s39, s42, s54, s58, s63, s75, s77, s80, s85, s89, s91, s92, s93, s102, s114, s135, s138, s142, s143
Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 (Vic)
Health Act (Vic)
Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA)	s4, s43, s68, s75, s84, s97, s110ZD, s110ZJ, s110ZK
Mental Health Act 2014 (WA)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
"International Human Rights and Mental Health: Challenges for Law and Practice"	(2018) 25 Journal of Law and Medicine 315	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2018	Legal Online	1
"Refusing Treatment Prior to Becoming Incapacitated: Supported Decision- Making as an Approach in Advance Directives"	(2018) 25 European Journal of Health Law 1	European Journal of Health Law	Netherlands	circa 2018	HeinOnline	1
"Delivering Decision Making Support to People with Cognitive Disability – What Has Been Learned from Pilot Programs in Australia from 2010 to 2015"	(2017) 52 Australian Journal of Social Issues 222	Australian Journal of Social Issues	Australia	circa 2017	Informit	3
"Legal and Ethical Issues Surrounding Advance Care Directives in Australia: Implications for the Advance Care Planning Document in the Australian My Health Record"	(2017) 25 Journal of Law and Medicine 136	Journal of Law and Medicine	Australia	circa 2017	Legal Online	2
"Piloting Personhood: Reflections from the First Year of a Supported Decision-Making Project"	(2017) 39 Cardozo Law Review 495	Cardozo Law Review	United States	circa 2017	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
QPJ	[2016] NSWCATGD 31	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	19 Jul 2016	AustLII	1
Shehabi v Attorney General (NSW)	[2016] NSWCATAP 137	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Appeal Panel	Australia - New South Wales	24 Jun 2016	AustLII	7
KJC	[2016] NSWCATGD 9	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	12 Apr 2016	AustLII	1
Lynn v New South Wales	[2016] NSWCA 57; (2016) 258 A Crim R 196; (2016) 91 NSWLR 636	Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal	Australia - New South Wales	24 Mar 2016	AustLII	148
Umt	[2016] NSWCATGD 7	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	22 Mar 2016	AustLII	1
DNS	[2016] NSWCATGD 6	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	26 Feb 2016	AustLII	1
NSD	[2016] NSWCATGD 20	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	23 Feb 2016	AustLII	1
NVP	[2016] NSWCATGD 1	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	7 Jan 2016	AustLII	1
"Supported Decision-Making for Older Persons in Israel: The 2015 Precedent and the Following 2016 Regulation"	(2016) 10 Elder Law Review 1	Elder Law Review	Australia	circa 2016		2
A v a	[2015] NSWSC 1778	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	27 Nov 2015	AustLII	22
NVT	[2015] NSWCATGD 37	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	10 Aug 2015	AustLII	2
Erc	[2015] NSWCATGD 14	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	2 Jul 2015	AustLII	2
Peters	[2015] NSWMHRT 1	New South Wales Mental Health Review Tribunal	Australia - New South Wales	18 Jun 2015	AustLII	1
P v NSW Trustee and Guardian	[2015] NSWSC 579	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	18 May 2015	AustLII	240
HBQ	[2015] NSWCATGD 33	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	6 May 2015	AustLII	1
CJ v Akj	[2015] NSWSC 498	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	1 May 2015	AustLII	113
WBN	[2015] NSWCATGD 9	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	14 Apr 2015	AustLII	1
Sarah White v Local Health Authority	[2015] NSWSC 417	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	13 Apr 2015	AustLII	13
TPJ	[2015] NSWCATGD 15	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	17 Mar 2015	AustLII	2
"Protecting the Rights of Those with Dementia Through Mandatory Registration of Enduring Powers? A Comparative Analysis"	(2015) 36 Adelaide Law Review 355	Adelaide Law Review	Australia	circa 2015	AustLII	2
CAC v Secretary, Department of Family and Community Services	[2014] NSWSC 1855	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	24 Dec 2014	AustLII	22
BFT	[2014] NSWCATGD 51	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	28 Nov 2014	AustLII	2
Oll	[2014] NSWCATGD 40	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	27 Oct 2014	AustLII	7
Niq	[2014] NSWCATGD 28	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	29 Sep 2014	AustLII	4
FBT	[2014] NSWCATGD 27	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	24 Jul 2014	AustLII	1
Tfi	[2014] NSWCATGD 14	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	3 Jul 2014	AustLII	1
Ability One Financial Management Pty Ltd v JB by his tutor AB	[2014] NSWSC 245	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Mar 2014	AustLII	63
Nau	[2014] NSWCATGD 16	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	24 Jan 2014	AustLII	1
QBL	[2014] NSWCATGD 8	New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division	Australia - New South Wales	13 Jan 2014	AustLII	4
M v M	[2013] NSWSC 1495	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Oct 2013	AustLII	88
"Evolution and Innovation in Guardianship Laws: Assisted Decision-Making"	(2013) 35 Sydney Law Review 133	Sydney Law Review	Australia	circa 2013	AustLII	4
GDR v Ekr	[2012] NSWSC 1543	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	14 Dec 2012	AustLII	14
Erdogan's Application, Re; Erdogan v Ekici	[2012] VSC 256; (2012) 36 VR 579	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	27 Jun 2012	AustLII	9
EB v Guardianship Tribunal	[2011] NSWSC 767	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	2 Aug 2011	AustLII	44
Amam; Re Sam	[2011] NSWSC 503	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	20 May 2011	AustLII	31
P v D1	[2011] NSWSC 257	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	4 Apr 2011	AustLII	64
"Financial Management and the Rights of People with Disability: A Fine Balance"	(2011) 34 University of New South Wales Law Journal 835	University of New South Wales Law Journal	Australia	circa 2011	AustLII	1
"Indigenous Australians and Impaired Decision-Making Capacity"	(2010) 45 Australian Journal of Social Issues 383	Australian Journal of Social Issues	Australia	circa 2010	Informit	1
Pamela Anne Collis BHT Elyshia Leanne Collis	[2009] NSWSC 852	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	26 Aug 2009	AustLII	4
Hunter and New England Area Health Service v A	[2009] NSWSC 761; (2009) 74 NSWLR 88	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	6 Aug 2009	AustLII	70
PT (Guardianship)	[2009] VCAT 1187	Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal	Australia - Victoria	23 Jul 2009	AustLII	3
HH v HI and Protective Commissioner	[2009] NSWADTAP 41	Administrative Decisions Tribunal	Australia - New South Wales	30 Jun 2009	AustLII	9
Ohb	[2009] NSWGT 14	Guardianship Tribunal of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	16 Apr 2009	AustLII	1
Director-General, Department of Community Services; Re Thomas	[2009] NSWSC 217; (2009) 41 Fam LR 220	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	31 Mar 2009	AustLII	48
FI v Public Guardian	[2008] NSWADT 263	Administrative Decisions Tribunal	Australia - New South Wales	16 Sep 2008	AustLII	20
Re Elizabeth	[2007] NSWSC 729	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	5 Jul 2007	AustLII	19
Ms A v Public Guardian	[2006] NSWADTAP 55	Administrative Decisions Tribunal	Australia - New South Wales	27 Oct 2006	AustLII	9
L v Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission	[2006] FCAFC 114; (2006) 233 ALR 432; (2006) 91 ALD 258	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	12 Jul 2006	AustLII	88
If v Ig	[2004] NSWADTAP 3	Administrative Decisions Tribunal	Australia - New South Wales	13 Feb 2004	AustLII	213
Gardner; Re BWV	[2003] VSC 173; (2003) 7 VR 487	Supreme Court of Victoria	Australia - Victoria	29 May 2003	AustLII	42
Plaintiff S157/2002 v Commonwealth	[2003] HCA 2; (2003) 211 CLR 476; (2003) 195 ALR 24; (2003) 77 ALJR 454; (2003) 24 Leg Rep 2	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Feb 2003	AustLII	4571
Re Victoria	[2002] NSWSC 647; (2002) 29 Fam LR 157	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	19 Jul 2002	AustLII	71
Rodriguez v Telstra Corporation Ltd	[2002] FCA 30; (2002) 66 ALD 579	Federal Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Jan 2002	AustLII	74
Northridge v Central Sydney Area Health Service	[2000] NSWSC 1241; (2000) 50 NSWLR 549	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	29 Dec 2000	AustLII	47
Re R	[2000] NSWSC 886	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	17 Aug 2000	AustLII	104
Re l	[2000] NSWSC 721	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	11 Jul 2000	AustLII	40
EMG v Guardianship and Administration Board of Victoria	[1999] NSWSC 501	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	28 May 1999	AustLII	32
Re C (TH) and the Protected Estates Act	[1999] NSWSC 456	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	3 May 1999	AustLII	16
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Teoh	[1995] HCA 20; (1995) 183 CLR 273; (1995) 128 ALR 353; (1995) 69 ALJR 423; (1995) 39 ALD 206; [1995] EOC 92-696; [1996] 1 CHRLD 67; (1995) 7 Leg Rep 18	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	7 Apr 1995	AustLII	1846
Holt v Protective Commissioner	(1993) 31 NSWLR 227; 238D F 241G		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1993	LexisNexis AU	224
Waters v Public Transport Corporation	[1991] HCA 49; (1992) 173 CLR 349; (1991) 103 ALR 513; (1991) 66 ALJR 47; [1991] EOC 92-390	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	3 Dec 1991	AustLII	962
Australian Broadcasting Tribunal v Bond	(1990) 170 CLR 321		Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1990	Legal Online / Westlaw	3516
Convention on the Rights of the Child	(1989) 1577 UNTS 3		International	circa 1989		525
Hospital Products Ltd v United States Surgical Corporation	[1984] HCA 64; (1984) 156 CLR 41; (1984) 55 ALR 417; (1984) 58 ALJR 587; 4 IPR 291	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	25 Oct 1984	AustLII	1828
Py v RJS	[1982] 2 NSWLR 700		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1982	LexisNexis AU	92
"Civl and Social Guardianship for Intellectually Handicapped People"	(1982) 8 Monash University Law Review 199	Monash University Law Review	Australia	circa 1982	AustLII	7
Minister for Immigration and Ethnic Affairs v Pochi	[1981] HCA 58; (1981) 149 CLR 139; (1981) 36 ALR 561; (1981) 55 ALJR 706; 4 ALD 163	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Oct 1981	AustLII	41
McKenzie v McKenzie	[1970] 3 All ER 1034; [1971] P 33; [1970] 3 WLR 472		United Kingdom	circa 1970	LexisNexis	204
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties	(1969) 1155 UNTS 331		International	circa 1969		536
"Historical Notes on the Law of Mental Illness in NSW"	(1962-1964) 4 Sydney Law Review 49	Sydney Law Review	Australia	circa 1964	AustLII	6
Gibbons v Wright	[1954] HCA 17; (1954) 91 CLR 423; [1954] ALR 383	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	23 Apr 1954	AustLII	289
R v War Pensions Entitlement Appeal Tribunal; Ex parte Bott	[1933] HCA 30; (1933) 50 CLR 228; (1933) 7 ALJR 169; 39 ALR 533	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	circa 1933	AustLII	626
"Debt of the Modern Law of Guardianship to Roman Law"	(1913) 12 Michigan Law Review 124	Michigan Law Review	United States	circa 1913	HeinOnline / LexisNexis	1
Re W M	[1903] NSWStRp 48; (1903) 3 SR (NSW) 552; 20 WN (NSW) 124	Supreme Court of New South Wales	Australia - New South Wales	27 May 1903	AustLII	21
In the Matter of Catherine Cumming, a Person found to be of Unsound Mind	[1852] EngR 427; (1852) 1 De GM & GBy 537; 42 ER 660; 21 LJCh 753	Court of Chancery	United Kingdom	circa 1852	CommonLII	11
Borthwick v Carruthers	[1787] EngR 75; (1787) 1 TR 648; 99 ER 1300		United Kingdom	circa 1787	CommonLII	13

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