New South Wales Consolidated Acts

NSW TRUSTEE AND GUARDIAN ACT 2009 - SECT 53

53 NSW Trustee may undertake management of estates of certain patients

(cf PE Act, s 63)

(1) The NSW Trustee may, on application in writing, undertake the management of the whole or part of the estate of a patient who is not a protected person.

(2) An application may be made by a patient if the patient is 18 years or over or, if the patient is under 18 years of age, by the person having parental responsibility (within the meaning of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 ) for the patient.

(3) If the NSW Trustee undertakes the management of the whole or part of the estate of a patient, the whole or part of the estate is taken to be committed to the management of the NSW Trustee.