Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 - SECT 34

Appointment of alternative guardian

34. Appointment of alternative guardian



(1) When making or reassessing a guardianship order, or at any time when a
guardianship order is in force, the Tribunal may make an order appointing an
alternative guardian if-

   (a)  the person proposed as an alternative guardian has consented to act as
        guardian of the represented person in the event of the death, absence
        or incapacity of the original guardian; and





   (b)  the Tribunal is satisfied that the persons to whom notice of the
        hearing of a guardianship order is given under section 20 have had
        sufficient notice of the willingness of the person proposed as
        alternative guardian to act as alternative guardian.

(2) Section 23 (other than subsection (5)) applies to and in relation to the
person proposed as alternative guardian as if that person were the proposed
guardian.