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Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
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### 50 Application for administration order
> > (1) [*\[Section 50 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 141, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS141@Hpa@EN) [*\[Section 50 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 21 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Sep 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-09-01/act-2023-021#GS45@EN) A person may apply to the Tribunal for an order appointing an administrator for a person who has impaired decision-making ability in respect of decisions relating to financial matters.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 50 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 141, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS141@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 50 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 21 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Sep 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-09-01/act-2023-021#GS45@EN) If a person with impaired decision-making ability does not reside in Tasmania but has financial matters the whole or part of which are in Tasmania, a person may apply to the Tribunal for an administration order in respect of so much of the financial matters as are in Tasmania.
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> > (3) An application under this section –
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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 be accompanied by the written consent of the person proposed as administrator, if any, to act as administrator.