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Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991
19Review of guardians and managers
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19 Review of guardians and managers
(1) The ACAT may at any time, on application or on its own initiative,
hold a hearing to consider—
(a) whether an order appointing a guardian or manager should be—
(i) varied; or
(ii) revoked on the ground that the need for guardianship or
management no longer exists; or
(b) whether a guardian or manager should be removed under section
31.
(2) The ACAT must review an order appointing a guardian or manager
at least once every 3 years.
(3) The ACAT must review an order appointing a guardian for a person
if—
(a) the guardian tells the ACAT under section 70A (6) that a consent
to treatment is not to be renewed; or
(b) an advance consent direction made by the person is given to the
ACAT under the Mental Health Act 2015, section 27 (5).
(4) The ACAT must consider the suitability of a person as a replacement
guardian or manager as soon as practicable after the person becomes
a replacement guardian or manager.
(5) For this section:
(a) order includes an order registered under section 12 (Recognition
of interstate etc guardians and managers); and
(b) an order registered under section 12 is taken to have been made
when the order is registered.
(6) In this section:
replacement guardian or manager means a person who becomes a
guardian or manager when—
(a) a previous guardian or manager dies; and
(b) the previous guardian or manager’s appointment provides for
the person to become the guardian or manager.
Supervision Division 2.2
Subdivision 2.2.2 If guardians or managers do not comply
with Act