The Protective Commissioner has power under s 28(1)(b) of the Protected Estates Act 1983 (NSW) to make payments for past gratuitous care out of the estate of a protected person, even where there is no legal obligation to make such a payment but only a moral obligation. Re DJR does not apply to the 1983 Act. The word 'engagements' in s 28(1)(a) extends beyond legally enforceable obligations to include moral obligations.
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