Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991
8ARestriction on power to appoint manager outside ACT
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8A Restriction on power to appoint manager outside ACT (1) The ACAT may appoint a manager for property in the ACT of someone (the protected person) who lives outside the ACT only if— (a) the ACAT is satisfied that it is impracticable for a manager for the property to be appointed in the jurisdiction (the other jurisdiction) where the protected person lives; or (b) an order appointing a manager for the property under the law of the other jurisdiction cannot be registered under section 12 (Recognition of interstate etc guardians and managers). (2) For this section: jurisdiction means a State, another Territory or a foreign country.