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GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER LEGISLATION AMENDMENT ACT 2019 - SECT 32
Amendment of s 118 (Tribunal advises persons concerned of hearing)
32 Amendment of s 118 (Tribunal advises persons concerned of hearing)
(1) Section 118 (1) (b) —
omit, insert — (b) a spouse of the adult who is in a close and continuing
relationship with the adult;
(ba) any child of the adult who is at least 18
years and who is in a close and continuing relationship with the adult;
(bb)
any parent of the adult who is in a close and continuing relationship with the
adult;
(bc) any sibling of the adult who is in a close and continuing
relationship with the adult;
(bd) if the adult is an Aboriginal person or a
Torres Strait Islander—any person who is regarded under Aboriginal tradition
or Island custom as a child, parent or sibling of the adult, and who is in a
close and continuing relationship with the adult;
(2) Section 118 (1) (ba)
to (h) —
renumber as section 118 (1) (c) to (l) .
(3) Section 118 —
insert — (1A) If there is no person mentioned in subsection (1)(b) to (f) in
existence or able to be located for the adult, the tribunal must give notice
of the hearing, as far as practicable, to— (a) a member of the adult’s
extended family who is in a close and continuing relationship with the adult;
or
(b) a person from the adult’s household who is in a close and continuing
relationship with the adult.
(4) Section 118 (5) (a) and (7) , ‘(g)’—
omit, insert—
(k)
(5) Section 118 (6) , ‘ subsection (2) ’—
omit, insert—
subsection (3)
(6) Section 118 (9) —
insert —
"child" includes a stepchild, an adopted child and a person for whom the adult
was a foster-parent or guardian when the person was a child.
"parent" includes a step-parent, an adoptive parent, a foster-parent and a
guardian.
"sibling" includes a step-sibling, an adopted sibling and a foster-sibling.
(7) Section 118 (1A) to (9) —
renumber as section 118 (2) to (l0).
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