Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 - SECT 50A

Power to make gifts

50A. Power to make gifts



(1) An administrator may make a gift of the represented person's property only
if-

   (a)  the gift's value is not more than what is reasonable in all the
        circumstances and, in particular, the represented person's financial
        circumstances; and

   (b)  the gift is-

   (i)  to a relative or close friend of the represented person and is of a
        seasonal nature or for a special event (including, for example, a
        birth or marriage); or

   (ii) a type of donation that the represented person made when he or she had
        the capacity to do so or might reasonably be expected to make.

(2) The administrator or a charity with which the administrator has a
connection is not precluded from receiving such a gift.





(3) The administrator must notify (in writing) the Tribunal if the value of
the gift, or total value of the gifts, of the represented person's property to
the administrator, or a charity with which the administrator has a connection,
is $100 or more.