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GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 25 Authority of full guardian

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1995 - SECT 25

Division 3 - Powers and duties of guardian Authority of full guardian

(1)  A guardianship order appointing a full guardian confers on the full guardian in respect of the represented person all the powers and duties which the full guardian would have in Tasmania if he or she was a parent and the represented person his or her child.
(2)  Without limiting subsection (1) , an order appointing a full guardian confers on the person named as full guardian the power –
(a) to decide where the represented person is to live, whether permanently or temporarily; and
(b) to decide with whom the represented person is to live; and
(c) to decide whether the represented person should or should not be permitted to work and if so –
(i) the nature or type of work; and
(ii) the person for whom the represented person is to work; and
(iii) any related matters; and
(d) to restrict visits to a represented person to such extent as may be necessary in his or her best interests and to prohibit visits by any person if the guardian reasonably believes that they would have an adverse effect on the represented person;
(e) except as provided in Part 5A or Part 6 , to consent to any health care that is in the best interests of the represented person and to refuse or withdraw consent to any such treatment.
(3)  Where a decision is made, action taken, consent given or act done by a full guardian, the decision, action, consent or act has effect as if it had been made, taken, given or done by the represented person and the represented person had the legal capacity to do so.
(4)  A full guardian may, on behalf of a represented person, sign documents and do all such things as are necessary to give effect to any power or duty vested in the guardian.