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Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
sec.48Remuneration of professional administrators
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### sec.48 Remuneration of professional administrators
An administrator for an adult is entitled to remuneration from the adult if the tribunal makes an order that the administrator is to be remunerated by the adult.
The tribunal may make an order under subsection (1) only if the administrator carries on a business providing professional services.
The remuneration may not be more than the amount the tribunal considers fair and reasonable, having regard to—
the nature and complexity of the service; and
the care, skill and specialised knowledge required to provide the service; and
the responsibility displayed in providing the service; and
the time within which the service was provided; and
the place where, and the circumstances in which, the service was provided.
Nothing in this section affects the right of the public trustee or a trustee company to remuneration or commission under another Act or the Corporations Act .
s 48 amd 2009 No. 49 s 102 ; 2019 No. 9 s 22
(sec.48-ssec.1) An administrator for an adult is entitled to remuneration from the adult if the tribunal makes an order that the administrator is to be remunerated by the adult.
(sec.48-ssec.2) The tribunal may make an order under subsection (1) only if the administrator carries on a business providing professional services.
(sec.48-ssec.3) The remuneration may not be more than the amount the tribunal considers fair and reasonable, having regard to— the nature and complexity of the service; and the care, skill and specialised knowledge required to provide the service; and the responsibility displayed in providing the service; and the time within which the service was provided; and the place where, and the circumstances in which, the service was provided.
(sec.48-ssec.4) Nothing in this section affects the right of the public trustee or a trustee company to remuneration or commission under another Act or the Corporations Act .
- (a) the nature and complexity of the service; and
- (b) the care, skill and specialised knowledge required to provide the service; and
- (c) the responsibility displayed in providing the service; and
- (d) the time within which the service was provided; and
- (e) the place where, and the circumstances in which, the service was provided.