Other functions of public trustee and guardian as guardian or manager
19B Other functions of public trustee and guardian as guardian or manager
In addition to any other function given to the public trustee and guardian under the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991 or another territory law, the public trustee and guardian has the following functions:
representing people with a disability at hearings before the ACAT in relation to guardianship applications;
investigate complaints and allegations about the actions of a guardian or manager or a person acting or purporting to act under an enduring power of attorney;
promoting community discussion, and providing community education and information, about the functions of the ACAT under the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991.
In this section:
disability means one of the following conditions if the condition gives rise to a need for protection from abuse, exploitation or neglect, or a combination of those things:
a physical, mental, psychological or intellectual condition;
a condition that would make a person a forensic patient.
forensic patient includes a person who has been—
apprehended by a police officer because the person’s behaviour or statements indicate to the officer that the person may have a mental disorder or mental illness; or
found by a court or the ACAT to be unfit to plead; or
acquitted of a criminal charge because of mental impairment; or
found guilty of a criminal offence and is, or while serving a sentence of imprisonment has become, a person with a mental disorder or mental illness.
mental disorder—see the Mental Health Act 2015, section 9.
mental illness—see the Mental Health Act 2015, section 10.
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