Victorian Current Acts

POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT 2014 - SECT 123

    (1)     For an application for an order under Division 2, each entitled person is a person who is entitled to notice under section 72(1)(b) of the VCAT Act.

Note

An applicant for a VCAT order must serve a copy of the application on any person who is entitled to notice of the application under the Act that gives the jurisdiction to VCAT (in this case, this Act), see section 72(1) of the VCAT Act.

    (2)     For the hearing of an application for an order under Division 2, each entitled person is a person who is entitled to notice under section 99(1)(b) of the VCAT Act.

Note

The principal registrar of VCAT must give notice of the time and place for the hearing of a proceeding dealing with an application for a VCAT order to each person who is entitled to that notice under the Act that gives the jurisdiction to VCAT (in this case, this Act), see section 99(1) of the VCAT Act.

    (3)     For an order in a proceeding under the VCAT Act hearing an application under Division 2, each entitled person is a person who is entitled to notice under section 116(2)(a) or (b) of that Act.

Note

The persons who must be given a copy of a VCAT order in a proceeding dealing with an application for a VCAT order include any person who is entitled to the copy under the Act that gives the jurisdiction to VCAT (in this case, this Act), see section 116(2) of the VCAT Act.

S. 123(4) amended by No. 64/2016 s. 12.

    (4)     In this section "entitled person" means each of the following—

        (a)     the principal;

        (b)     for—

              (i)     an enduring power of attorney, any attorney under the enduring power of attorney; or

              (ii)     a supportive attorney appointment, any supportive attorney under the supportive attorney appointment;

        (c)     the applicant for the order, if the applicant is not a person otherwise specified in this definition;

        (d)     any other person whom VCAT determines must be notified;

        (e)     those of the following whom VCAT so determines—

S. 123(4)(e)(i) substituted by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch.  1 item 38.3).

              (i)     any guardian for the principal, within the meaning of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 ;

S. 123(4)(e)(ii) repealed by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch.  1 item 38.4).

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S. 123(4)(e)(iii) substituted by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch.  1 item 38.5).

              (iii)     any administrator for the principal appointed in an administration order made under the Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 ;

S. 123(4)(e)(iv) substituted by No. 13/2019 s. 221(Sch.  1 item 38.5).

              (iv)     the primary carer of the principal, within the meaning of the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 ;

              (v)     any domestic partner of the principal;

              (vi)     the nearest relative of the principal;

              (vii)     the Public Advocate;

              (viii)     any other person.