Guardianship and Administration Act 2019

A person applying to VCAT for an administration (missing person) order must include the following in the application—

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Persons having a direct interest includes, amongst others, the missing person's relatives, any primary carer, close friends, any attorney appointed under an enduring power of attorney and any supportive attorney appointed under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014.

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Section 67 of the VCAT Act sets out additional requirements in relation to making an application.

101 Who are the parties to a proceeding on an application?

The following persons are parties to a proceeding on an application for an administration (missing person) order—

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Section 60 of the VCAT Act provides that VCAT may in certain circumstances order that a person be joined as a party to a proceeding.

102 Who is entitled to notice of an application, the hearing and any order made in the proceeding?

For the purposes of sections 72(1), 99(1) and 116(2) of the VCAT Act, the following persons are entitled to a notice referred to in each of those sections—

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Section 72(1) of the VCAT Act provides that an applicant for a VCAT order must serve a copy of the application on each party, each other person entitled to notice of the application under the enabling enactment (which is this Act) and each other person that VCAT so directs. Section 99(1)(b) of the VCAT Act provides that the principal registrar of VCAT must give notice of the time and place for the hearing of a proceeding to a person entitled to notice of the proceeding or hearing under the enabling enactment. Section 116(2)(a) of the VCAT Act provides that VCAT must give a copy of any order it makes in a proceeding to each party and each other person entitled to notice of the proceeding or of the order under the enabling enactment.