GUARDIANSHIP ACT 1987 - SECT 20 Alternative guardians

GUARDIANSHIP ACT 1987 - SECT 20

20 Alternative guardians

(1) A continuing guardianship order (other than an order appointing the Public Guardian as a guardian) may appoint a person to be an alternative guardian of the person under guardianship.

(1A) Subsection (1) applies even if 2 or more persons are appointed (either jointly or separately, as referred to in section 16 (3)) guardians of the person concerned. However, if 2 or more guardians of a person are appointed separately (each having different functions), the guardianship order or orders concerned may appoint persons to be the alternative guardians of the person under guardianship in respect of those different functions.

(2) During the absence or incapacity of a guardian of a person under guardianship, the person's alternative guardian for the absent or incapacitated guardian has the functions of that guardian.