sunlit_music | Guardianship Tribunal - Get the facts. Part one (Reply)

Hi there!

here's the lowdown on the Guardianship Tribunal. Here are the bare bones of what it's about, and what it does:

The Guardianship Tribunal can decide if a person needs to have a substitute decision maker due to their inability to make life decisions onttheir own behalf. Guardianship relates to decisions about a person's lifestyle and other personal matters, such as where they live, what services they receive, and what medical and dental treatment they receive. Financial management relates to decisions about a person's money and assets.

Pamphlet on what the Tribunal does:

http://www.gt.nsw.gov.au/information/doc_74_info_english.

Official GT site: http://www.gt.nsw.gov.au/

FAQs on Guardianship Tribunal: http://www.gt.nsw.gov.au/questions/

Facts from a workshop on the Guardianship Tribunal at Liverpool Hospital, NSW:

Presenter for Intro and overview - Malcolm Schyvens Deputy President of the Guardianship Tribunal

The Guardianship Tribunal can give consent to sterilisation forms. It can review Power of Attorney forms. It can also give approval of clinical trials for people who can't consent.

Guardianship Tribunal members are made up of (1) a lawyer (solicitor or barrister), (2) health professional (Medical staff and Allied Health. Medical staff includes doctors and nurses. Allied Health includes other health professionals, such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, dieticians, speech pathologists, podiatrists, diversional therapists) and (3) community member with experience in disability (either a person with a disability, or a carer etc).

A Private Guardian is a Guardian who is relative or a friend of the client. A Public Guardian is a Guardian from the Office of the Public Guardian.

Most Guardianship cases deal with people with dementia. Guardians can also decide who a person can or can’t see.

Guardianship Orders

Guardianship Orders last for 1 to 3 years. Anyone can ask for a review of Guardianship Orders (to see if changes need to be made to the Order’s conditions), or for the Order to be revoked (cancelled).

Guardianship Orders are usually reviewed when they’re about to expire (end). Guardianship orders decide which services a person can receive.

Financial Orders

Permanent Financial orders have no time limit. They can be reviewed and revoked. Interim Financial Orders can be made urgently if someone is in immediate danger of being financially abused.

Financial orders suspends/overrules a Power of Attorney.

Private Financial manager is a person who is the relative/friend/neighbour of the client. They are supervised by the Public Trustee (an organisation that appoints decision makers to manage finances of people legally incapable of managing their money).

All errors are mine. Let me know if I need to add some more information or correct this post!