New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

PROTECTED ESTATES ACT 1983 - SECT 23A

23A Protected person cannot deal with estate committed to management

(1) The power of a protected person to deal with his or her estate is suspended in respect of so much of that estate as is, under this Act or the Guardianship Act 1987 , committed to the management of the Protective Commissioner or another person.

(2) However, the person managing the protected person’s estate may, by instrument in writing, authorise the protected person to deal with so much of the estate as the manager considers appropriate and specifies in the instrument.

(3) The authorisation may be given at any time and may be withdrawn, wholly or in part, at any time.

(4) More than one authorisation may be given under this section.

(5) If the person managing the protected person’s estate is not the Protective Commissioner, an authorisation must not be given or withdrawn without the approval of the Protective Commissioner.

(6) An application may be made to the ADT for a review of the Protective Commissioner’s decision under subsection (5) whether or not to approve of the giving or withdrawal of an authorisation under this section.

(7) An application for review under subsection (6) may be made by:

(a) the person managing the protected person’s estate, or

(b) the protected person, or

(c) the spouse of the protected person, or

(d) any other person who, in the opinion of the ADT, has a genuine interest in the matter to which the Protective Commissioner’s decision relates.