Guardianship and Administration Act 1990

The executive officer shall, at least 14 days before the day on which an application for a guardianship or administration order is to be heard, cause notice of the hearing to be given to —

in every case —

the applicant;

the person in respect of whom the application is made;

the nearest relative of that person;

the Public Advocate; and

any other person who in the opinion of the executive officer has a proper interest in the proceedings;

in the case of an application for a guardianship order —

any proposed guardian (including a proposed alternate guardian) of the person in respect of whom the application is made; and

the administrator (if any) of the estate of that person;

in the case of an application for an administration order —

any proposed administrator of the estate of the person in respect of whom the application is made;

the Public Trustee; and

the guardian (if any) of the person in respect of whom the application is made.

A notice under subsection (1) shall include —

particulars of the application and the time and place of the hearing; and

in the case of the notice given to the applicant or to the person in respect of whom the application is made, a summary of —

the provisions of section 16 and clause 13 of Schedule 1, and sections 39, 87 and 88 of the State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004, as they affect that person; and

the kinds of order that may be made by the State Administrative Tribunal on the application.

The State Administrative Tribunal may, where it considers that exceptional circumstances so require —

shorten the time for giving notice to all or any of the persons referred to in subsection (1); and

dispense with the requirements for notice to be given to all or any of the persons referred to in that subsection, other than the applicant, the person in respect of whom the application is made and the Public Advocate.