90BATransitional provisions consequent on enactment of Guardianship and Administration Amendment Act 2023

90BA Transitional provisions consequent on enactment of Guardianship and Administration Amendment Act 2023

[Section 90BA Inserted by No. 21 of 2023, s. 65, Applied:01 Sep 2024]

(1)  In this section –

amendment Act means the Guardianship and Administration Amendment Act 2023;

commencement day means the day on which section 15 of the amendment Act commences;

full guardianship order means an order under this Act appointing a full guardian that is in effect immediately before the commencement day;

limited guardianship order means an order under this Act appointing a limited guardian that is –

(a) in effect immediately before the commencement day; or

(b) made as a consequence of an application referred to in subsections (4) or (5) ;

old administration order means an order appointing an administrator that is –

(a) in effect immediately before the commencement day; or

(b) made as a consequence of an application referred to in subsections (4) or (5) .

(2)  For the purposes of this Act –

(a) a full guardianship order is taken to specify that the guardian may make decisions in respect of all of the represented person’s personal matters; and

(b) a limited guardianship order is taken to specify that the guardian may make decisions in respect of such personal matters as are consistent with the terms of the limited guardianship order; and

(c) a reference in an old administration order to a represented person’s estate is taken to be a reference to the represented person’s financial matters.