Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
50Application for administration order
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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] [Section 50 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 21 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Sep 2024] 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.
(2) [Section 50 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 141, Applied:05 Nov 2021] [Section 50 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 21 of 2023, s. 45, Applied:01 Sep 2024] 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.
(3) An application under this section –
(a) is to be lodged with the registrar; and
(b) is to contain the prescribed information; and
(c) is to be accompanied by the written consent of the person proposed as administrator, if any, to act as administrator.