Aged Care Act 2024
28Role of guardians etc
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28 Role of guardians etc
(1) A person must not do any thing on behalf of an individual that may or must be done by the individual under, or for the purposes of, this Act unless the person is a person covered by subsection (2) who is, by reason of being such a person, authorised to do the thing on behalf of the individual.
(2) A person is covered by this subsection if the person:
(a) has guardianship of the individual under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
(b) is appointed by a court, tribunal, board or panel (however described) under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory, and has power to make decisions for the individual; or
(c) holds an enduring power of attorney or like power granted by the individual; or
(d) is included in a class of persons prescribed by the rules.