Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A guardian or administrator for an adult (an appointee) may be ordered by the tribunal or a court to compensate the adult (or, if the adult has died, the adult's estate) for a loss caused by the appointee's failure to comply with this Act in the exercise of a power.
(2) Subsection (1) applies even if the appointee is convicted of an offence in relation to the appointee's failure.
(3) If the adult or appointee has died, the application for compensation must be made to the tribunal or a court within 6 months after the death.
(4) If the adult and appointee have died, the application for compensation must be made to the tribunal or a court within 6 months after the first death.
(5) The tribunal or a court may extend the application time.
(6) If security has been given under section 19 and the tribunal or a court makes an order for compensation under this section, the tribunal or court may also order that the security be applied in satisfaction of the order for compensation.
(7) Compensation paid under a tribunal or court order must be taken into account in assessing damages in a later civil proceeding in relation to the appointee's exercise of the power.
(8) In this section--
court means any court.