Guardianship Act 1987
6IAutomatic suspension
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6I Automatic suspension
6I Automatic suspension
(1) A guardianship order made in respect of a person who has appointed an enduring guardian operates to suspend, for the duration of the order, all authority of the enduring guardian to exercise a function under the appointment.
(2) If a person who is the subject of a guardianship order purports to appoint an enduring guardian, the purported appointment is of no effect.
(3) In this section, a reference to a guardianship order includes—
(a) an order to the like effect made by the Supreme Court in the exercise of its jurisdiction with respect to guardianship of persons, and
(b) an order to the like effect made under a corresponding law as referred to in Part 5A.
s 6I: Ins 1997 No 49, Sch 1 [9].