Litigation guardian—appointment
72 Litigation guardian—appointment
The following people may be appointed as a litigation guardian for a person with impaired decision-making ability (the assisted person) in a proceeding for a protection order:
an adult who is not a person with impaired decision‑making ability;
the public advocate.
A person is appointed by filing with the Magistrates Court a statement—
about whether, to the best of the person’s knowledge, the assisted person already has a disability guardian; and
to the effect that the person—
has no interest in the proceeding that is adverse to the interests of the assisted person; and
agrees to be appointed.
If the assisted person already has a disability guardian, the disability guardian may be appointed as the assisted person’s litigation guardian only with the Magistrates Court’s leave.
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