New South Wales Consolidated Acts

TESTATOR'S FAMILY MAINTENANCE AND GUARDIANSHIP OF INFANTS ACT 1916 - SECT 20A

20A Guardianship to end at 18 years

(1) Guardianship of the person or of the estate of a minor, whether under an appointment by the court or otherwise, shall cease upon the minor reaching the age of eighteen years.

(2) Where a minor has been made a ward of court, the wardship shall not continue after he reaches the age of eighteen years.

(3) A guardian shall not be appointed, by the court or otherwise, of the person or of the estate of a person who has reached the age of eighteen years.

(4) The court shall not make a person aged eighteen years or upwards a ward of court.