New South Wales Consolidated Acts

POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT 2003 - SECT 34

34 Referral of application to different review tribunal

(1) Whether or not on its own initiative, the Supreme Court may refer an application made to it under this Division in respect of an enduring power of attorney to the Guardianship Tribunal and the Guardianship Tribunal may refer such an application made to it to the Supreme Court.

(2) Without limiting the matters that a review tribunal may take into account in deciding whether or not to refer such an application, the review tribunal may take into account any one or more of the following matters:

(a) whether the application relates to the effect of the enduring power of attorney on third parties,

(b) whether the application is likely to raise for consideration complex or novel legal issues that the Supreme Court is better suited to determine,

(c) any other matter it considers relevant.