Guardianship and Administration Act 2000

If the tribunal is satisfied it is necessary to avoid serious harm or injustice to a person or to obtain relevant information the tribunal would not otherwise receive, the tribunal may, by order (an adult evidence order), obtain relevant information from the adult concerned in the matter at a hearing in the absence of anyone else, including, for example—

members of the public; or

a particular person, including an active party.

To the extent relevant information is health information for a person, serious harm to the person includes significant health detriment to the person.

For subsection (1), something is relevant only if it is directly relevant.

The tribunal may make an adult evidence order on its own initiative or on the application of an active party.

A person must not contravene an adult evidence order, unless the person has a reasonable excuse.Maximum penalty for subsection (5)—200 penalty units.