South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) If the Board is
satisfied, on an application made under this Division—
(a) that
the person the subject of the application has a mental incapacity; and
(b) that
the person the subject of the application does not have an enduring guardian;
and
(c) that
an order under this section should be made in respect of the person,
the Board may, by order, place the person under—
(d) the
limited guardianship; or
(e) if
satisfied that an order under paragraph (d) would not be appropriate, the
full guardianship,
of such person or persons as the Board considers, in all the circumstances of
the case, to be the most suitable for the purpose.
(2) A limited
guardianship order is an order by which the Board specifies the particular
aspects of the protected person's care or welfare that are to be the
responsibility of the appointed guardian or guardians.
(3) A guardian must be
a natural person.
(4)
The Public Advocate may be appointed as the guardian, or one of the guardians,
of the person, but only if the Board considers that no other order under this
section would be appropriate.
(5) A person who cares
for the protected person on a professional basis cannot be appointed as a
guardian of the person.
(6) A
guardianship order may be subject to such conditions or limitations (including
a limitation as to the duration of the order) as the Board thinks fit and
specifies in the order.