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Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
sec.121Protection if unaware of invalidity
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### sec.121 Protection if unaware of invalidity
A person appointed as a guardian or administrator for an adult by an invalid tribunal order who, without knowing of the order’s invalidity, purports to use power given by the order does not incur any liability, either to the adult or anyone else, because of the invalidity.
A transaction between—
a person appointed as guardian or administrator by an invalid tribunal order; and
a person who does not know of the invalidity;
is, in favour of the second person, as valid as if the tribunal order were valid.
In this section—
know , of a tribunal order’s invalidity, includes have reason to believe notice of the hearing of an application was not given to the adult as required.
(sec.121-ssec.1) A person appointed as a guardian or administrator for an adult by an invalid tribunal order who, without knowing of the order’s invalidity, purports to use power given by the order does not incur any liability, either to the adult or anyone else, because of the invalidity.
(sec.121-ssec.2) A transaction between— a person appointed as guardian or administrator by an invalid tribunal order; and a person who does not know of the invalidity; is, in favour of the second person, as valid as if the tribunal order were valid.
(sec.121-ssec.3) In this section— know , of a tribunal order’s invalidity, includes have reason to believe notice of the hearing of an application was not given to the adult as required.
- (a) a person appointed as guardian or administrator by an invalid tribunal order; and
- (b) a person who does not know of the invalidity;