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Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991
72Injunctions to restrain dealings
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72 Injunctions to restrain dealings
(1) The ACAT may, on application, by order, restrain a person from
entering into, completing or registering or otherwise giving effect to
a transaction with someone else in relation to the property of the other
person if satisfied that there are grounds for the appointment of a
manager for the property.
(2) An order remains in force for the period, not longer than 3 days, that
is specified in the order but if, within the period, an application for
the appointment of a manager is made to the ACAT, the ACAT may,
by order, continue the first order until the application is decided.
(3) A person who has notice of an order under this section must not act
contrary to the order.
Maximum penalty (subsection (3)): 50 penalty units, imprisonment
for 6 months or both.