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Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
19Application for guardianship order
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### 19 Application for guardianship order
> > (1) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 122, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS122@EN) [*\[Section 19 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 21 of 2023, s. 10, Applied:01 Sep 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-09-01/act-2023-021#GS10@EN) A person may apply to the Tribunal for an order appointing a guardian for a person who has impaired decision-making ability in respect of decisions relating to one or more personal matters.
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> > > > (a) is to be lodged with the registrar; and
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> > > > (b) is to contain the prescribed information; and
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> > > > (c) is to specify the grounds on which it is alleged that the proposed represented person needs a guardian.