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Guardianship Act 1987
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#### 6B Eligibility for appointment
6B Eligibility for appointment
> > (1) A person is not eligible to be appointed as an enduring guardian unless he or she is of or above the age of 18 years.
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> > (2) A person is not eligible to be appointed as an enduring guardian if—
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> > > (a) the person is, in a professional or administrative capacity, directly or indirectly responsible for, or involved in, the provision of any of the following services for fee or reward to the person making the appointment—
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> > > > (i) medical services (whether provided in a hospital, at home or otherwise),
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> > > > (ii) accommodation,
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> > > > (iii) any other services to support the person making the appointment in his or her activities of daily living, or
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> > > (b) the person is the spouse, parent, child, brother or sister of a person of the kind referred to in paragraph (a).
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> > (3) However, if a person who is validly appointed as an enduring guardian becomes responsible for or involved in the provision for fee or reward of a service to the appointor of the kind referred to in subsection (2) (a), the appointment does not lapse.
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> **s 6B:** Ins 1997 No 49, Sch 1 \[9\]. Am 2002 No 89, Sch 1 \[2\] \[3\].