78Litigation guardian—appointment

78 Litigation guardian—appointment (1) The following people may be appointed as a litigation guardian for a person with impaired decision-making ability (the assisted person) in a proceeding for a family violence order: (a) an adult who is not a person with impaired decision-making ability; (b) the public advocate. (2) A person is appointed by filing with the Magistrates Court a statement— (a) about whether, to the best of the person’s knowledge, the assisted person already has a disability guardian; and

(b) to the effect that the person— (i) has no interest in the proceeding that is adverse to the interests of the assisted person; and (ii) agrees to be appointed. (3) If the assisted person already has a disability guardian, the disability guardian may be appointed as the assisted person’s litigation guardian only with the Magistrates Court’s leave.