The Tribunal revoked the existing administration order appointing two family members as joint and several administrators and replaced them with State Trustees Limited as sole administrator with full financial decision-making powers. The decision turned on findings that one of the family administrators made an unauthorised gift of $20,000 and an unauthorised loan of $1,500 to a failing company without VCAT's required prior approval, acted unilaterally rather than jointly, and failed to give effect to the represented person's will and preferences by directing funds to a company rather than to the intended individual recipient. The case applies the principles in sections 8 and 9 of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 (Vic), reinforcing that administrators must seek VCAT approval for gifts over $100 and all loans, must act jointly where so appointed, and must protect represented persons from financial abuse.
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