Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 - SECT 24

Authority of plenary guardian

24. Authority of plenary guardian



(1) A guardianship order appointing a plenary guardian confers on the plenary
guardian in respect of the represented person all the powers and duties which
the plenary guardian would have if he or she were a parent and the represented
person his or her child.





(2) Without limiting subsection (1) an order appointing a plenary guardian
confers on the person named as plenary 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) for whom the represented person is to work; and

   (iii) matters related thereto; and

   (d)  except as otherwise provided in Part 4A, to consent to any health care
        that is in the best interests of the represented person; and

   (e)  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.



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(4) Where a decision is made, action taken, consent given or thing done by a
plenary guardian under an order made under Division 2 the decision, action,
consent or thing 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.