Tasmanian Numbered Acts

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION AMENDMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023)

- Act 21 of 2023
- Royal Assent 29 September 2023

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 2 - Guardianship and Administration Act 1995 Amended

   3.      Principal Act
   4.      Long title amended
   5.      Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
   6.      Section 4 amended (Meaning of person responsible)
   7.      Sections 5 and 6 substituted
   8.      Part 2 inserted
   9.      Section 15 amended (Functions and powers of Public Guardian)
   10.     Section 19 amended (Application for guardianship order)
   11.     Sections 20 and 21 substituted
   12.     Section 22 amended (Alternative guardians)
   13.     Section 23 repealed
   14.     Section 24 substituted
   15.     Sections 25 , 26 and 27 substituted
   16.     Section 28 amended (Power to enforce guardianship order)
   17.     Section 29 amended (Urgent powers in case of unlawful detention of persons in need of a guardian)
   18.     Section 30 amended (Removal of persons to place of safety)
   19.     Section 32 amended (Appointment of enduring guardian)
   20.     Section 32B amended (Right of enduring guardian to information)
   21.     Section 34 amended (Revocation or amendment of appointment by Tribunal)
   22.     Section 35A amended (Objects of Part)
   23.     Section 35B amended (Principles to be taken into account)
   24.     Section 35C amended (Interpretation of Part)
   25.     Section 35D repealed
   26.     Section 35E amended (Meaning of health care)
   27.     Section 35F repealed
   28.     Section 35G amended (Giving an advance care directive)
   29.     Section 35I amended (Witnessing of advance care directive)
   30.     Section 35O amended (Requirement to make reasonable inquiries as to advance care directive)
   31.     Section 35Q amended (Consent given or refused in advance care directive)
   32.     Section 35R amended (Consent given or refused by authorised decision maker for person who has given an advance care directive)
   33.     Section 35T amended (Health practitioners to give effect to advance care directives)
   34.     Section 35Y amended (Revoking advance care directive where person has decision-making ability)
   35.     Section 35Z amended (Revoking or varying advance care directive where person has impaired decision-making ability)
   36.     Section 35ZK amended (Resolution of matters by Tribunal)
   37.     Section 36 amended (Application of Part 6)
   38.     Section 39 amended (Persons authorized to consent to medical or dental treatment)
   39.     Section 41 amended (Medical or dental treatment without consent)
   40.     Section 43 amended (Consent by persons responsible)
   41.     Section 45 amended (Consent of Tribunal)
   42.     Section 46 amended (Consent to continuing or further special treatment by guardian with authority of Tribunal)
   43.     Section 46A amended (Power to make guardianship order or administration order)
   44.     Part 6A inserted
   45.     Section 49 amended (Objects of Part 7)
   46.     Section 50 amended (Application for administration order)
   47.     Sections 51 and 52 substituted
   48.     Section 53 amended (Administration order may not be made if enduring power of attorney is in force)
   49.     Section 54 substituted
   50.     Section 56 amended (Powers and duties of administrator)
   51.     Section 57 substituted
   52.     Section 58 amended (Settlements and gifts)
   53.     Section 60 amended (Preservation of interests in represented person's property)
   54.     Section 61 amended (Application by administrator for advice, &c.)
   55.     Section 62 amended (Power of administrator to act until notice of discharge)
   56.     Section 62A inserted
   57.     Section 63 amended (Reporting requirements for administrators)
   58.     Section 65 substituted
   59.     Sections 67 and 68 substituted
   60.     Part 10 – Divisions 1 and 2 inserted
   61.     Section 81 amended (Recognition of orders made in other States, &c.)
   62.     Section 86 amended (Confidentiality of information)
   63.     Section 88 amended (Power to open wills)
   64.     Section 88A inserted
   65.     Section 90 amended (Regulations)
   66.     Section 90BA inserted
   67.     Schedule 3 amended (Instruments Relating to Enduring Guardians)
   68.     Schedule 4 amended (Savings and Transitional Provisions)

   PART 3 - Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020 Amended

   69.     Principal Act
   70.     Section 123 amended (Reports of proceedings and giving of information in relation to Guardianship stream proceedings)
   71.     Section 136 amended (Appeals to Supreme Court)
   72.     Schedule 3 amended (Protective Division)

   PART 4 - Disability Services Act 2011 Amended

   73.     Principal Act
   74.     Section 42 amended (Approvals to carry out restrictive interventions)

   PART 5 - Repeal of Act

   75.     Repeal of Act