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Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
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### 77 Powers of courts
> > (1) [*\[Section 77 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 159, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS159@Hpa@EN) If, in any proceedings before a court, the court considers that a party may need to have a guardian or administrator or both appointed under this Act, the court may refer the issue to the Tribunal for its determination.
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> > (2) [*\[Section 77 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 159, Applied:05 Nov 2021\]*](/view/html/inforce/2021-11-05/act-2021-018#GS159@Hpb@EN) A referral under this section has effect as if an application had been made to the Tribunal under this Act.