GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2019 - SECT 52 Other powers that may be specified in administration order

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2019 - SECT 52

VCAT may specify in an administration order that the administrator has any or all of the following powers in relation to a financial matter specified in the order—

        (a)     the power to collect, receive and recover—

              (i)     income of the represented person; and

              (ii)     money due or which becomes due to the represented person; and

              (iii)     any compensation or damages for injury to the estate or person of the represented person;

        (b)     the power to invest any money in any security in which a trustee may by law invest;

        (c)     the power to demise land at a rent and on conditions as the administrator thinks fit for any term not exceeding 5 years or, with the consent of VCAT, for any longer term;

        (d)     the power to exercise, to the extent and in the manner the administrator thinks fit, any power of leasing vested in the represented person;

        (e)     the powers to surrender any lease, accept any lease, accept the surrender of any lease or renew any lease;

        (f)     the power to bring land under the Transfer of Land Act 1958 ;

        (g)     the power to sell, exchange, partition or convert into money any property;

        (h)     the power to mortgage or charge any property;

              (i)     the power to pay any debts and settle, adjust or compromise any demand made by or against the represented person's estate and discharge any encumbrance on the represented person's estate;

        (j)     the power to carry on, to the extent the administrator thinks appropriate, any trade, profession or business which the represented person carried on;

        (k)     the power to agree to any alteration of a condition of any partnership into which the represented person has entered or to a dissolution and distribution of the assets of the partnership;

        (l)     the power to execute and sign deeds, instruments and other documents;

        (m)     the power to complete any contract for the performance of which the represented person was liable, or enter into any agreement terminating liability;

        (n)     the power to pay a sum for—

              (i)     the maintenance of the represented person and, in the event of the represented person's death, the represented person's funeral expenses; and

              (ii)     the maintenance of the represented person's spouse or domestic partner or any child, parent or other person dependent on the represented person; and

              (iii)     the education of any child of the represented person; and

              (iv)     the ongoing care of any companion animal of the represented person;

        (o)     the power to pay to the represented person any amount of money standing to the credit of the person with the administrator for the personal use of that person;

        (p)     the power to give to the represented person for the personal use of that person any personal property which is under the control of the administrator and belongs to the person;

        (q)     any other relevant power in relation to a specified financial matter.