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Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
sec.80ZQWho is an active party
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### sec.80ZQ Who is an active party
Each of the following is an active party for a proceeding under this chapter—
the chief executive (disability services);
the applicant;
the adult concerned in the proceeding;
any current guardian or administrator for the adult;
if the adult is subject to a forensic order, treatment support order or treatment authority under the Mental Health Act 2016 —the chief psychiatrist;
if the adult is a forensic disability client—the director of forensic disability;
a relevant service provider providing disability services to the adult;
the public guardian;
a person joined as a party to the proceeding by the tribunal.
a member of the adult’s family
s 80ZQ ins 2008 No. 23 s 22
amd 2011 No. 13 s 199 ; 2012 No. 37 s 51 sch ; 2014 No. 26 s 240 (1) ; 2016 No. 5 s 923 sch 4 ; 2019 No. 19 s 81 sch 1
- (a) the chief executive (disability services);
- (b) the applicant;
- (c) the adult concerned in the proceeding;
- (d) any current guardian or administrator for the adult;
- (e) if the adult is subject to a forensic order, treatment support order or treatment authority under the Mental Health Act 2016 —the chief psychiatrist;
- (f) if the adult is a forensic disability client—the director of forensic disability;
- (g) a relevant service provider providing disability services to the adult;
- (h) the public guardian;
- (i) a person joined as a party to the proceeding by the tribunal. Example of a person who might be joined as a party— a member of the adult’s family