South Australian Consolidated Acts

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1993 - SECT 50

50—Criteria for determining suitability for appointment

        (1)         In determining the suitability of a person for appointment as a guardian or administrator, the Board must have regard to—

            (a)         whether the potential appointee and the protected person would be incompatible;

            (b)         whether there is some existing family arrangement or relationship that should be preserved or should not be disturbed;

            (c)         whether the potential appointee would be competent to discharge the functions of guardian or administrator under the order and would do so in accordance with the principles stated by this Act;

            (d)         whether the potential appointee would be readily available for discharging those functions;

            (e)         whether any conflict of interest would arise from the appointment;

            (f)         such other matters as the Board considers relevant.

        (2)         The fact that a proposed appointee is related to the protected person by blood or marriage will not, of itself, be taken to give rise to a conflict of interest.