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Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
sec.210Powers
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### sec.210 Powers
The public advocate may do all things necessary or convenient to be done to perform the public advocate’s functions.
The public advocate may intervene in a proceeding before a court or tribunal, or in an official inquiry, involving protection of the rights or interests of adults with impaired capacity for a matter.
However, intervention requires the leave of the court, tribunal or person in charge of the inquiry and is subject to the terms imposed by the court, tribunal or person in charge of the inquiry.
(sec.210-ssec.1) The public advocate may do all things necessary or convenient to be done to perform the public advocate’s functions.
(sec.210-ssec.2) The public advocate may intervene in a proceeding before a court or tribunal, or in an official inquiry, involving protection of the rights or interests of adults with impaired capacity for a matter.
(sec.210-ssec.3) However, intervention requires the leave of the court, tribunal or person in charge of the inquiry and is subject to the terms imposed by the court, tribunal or person in charge of the inquiry.