43ACommission may appoint tutor for person under legal incapacity

43A Commission may appoint tutor for person under legal incapacity

43A Commission may appoint tutor for person under legal incapacity

(1) This section applies if proceedings directly or significantly affect a person under legal incapacity.

(2) The Commission may appoint a person the Commission considers appropriate, including a person from the Guardian Ad Litem Panel, to—

(a) separately represent the person, and

(b) support the person.

(3) A tutor must not commence or carry on proceedings except by a solicitor, unless the Commission orders otherwise.

(4) The Commission may give directions in relation to the conduct of a tutor.

(5) The Commission rules and procedural directions may provide for matters relating to tutors, including—

(a) the conduct of tutors, and

(b) the removal of tutors.

(6) In this section—

Guardian Ad Litem Panel means the Guardian Ad Litem Panel constituted under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998.

person under legal incapacity has the same meaning as in the Civil Procedure Act 2005.

s 43A: Ins 2025 No 72, Sch 3[1].