Publications
The Guardianship Tribunal has a number of publications that explain what we do and how the process works. Some of these publications are available in languages other than English.
If you feel the information you require is not provided in one of the publications, contact the Guardianship Tribunal.
Publications online
You can download and print out any of our publications.
- General
- Planning for Your Future
- Consent to Medical/Dental Treatment
- Hearings
- Application forms
- Community Education Request Form
- Other forms
- Other Publications available from the Guardianship Tribunal
- Policies and other information
- Annual Reports
- Practice Notes
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General
- Financial Management Reviews and Appeals (46kb pdf file)
An information sheet about reviews and appeals of financial management decisions.
- Financial Management and Guardianship Reviews and Appeals (47kb pdf file)
An information sheet about reviews and appeals of financial management and guardianship decisions.
- Guardianship Reviews and Appeals (43kb pdf file)
An information sheet about reviews and appeals of guardianship decisions
- Medical and Other Professional Assessment Reports
Information about medical and other professional reports submitted as evidence to the Tribunal.
- Recognition of Interstate Appointment
Information about the recognition of appointments made under corresponding law in other States and Territories and New Zealand.
- Review Enduring Power of Attorney information sheet (179kb pdf file)
New and revised information sheet for review of EPOA
- The Role of the Guardianship Tribunal (93kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianiship Tribunal.
- Three Separate Organisations (72kb pdf file)
Information about the separate roles of the Guardianship Tribunal, the Office of the Public Guardian and the Office of the Protective Commissioner.
- We welcome your feedback
Information about how to provide feedback, make a complaint, request a review or appeal a decision of the Tribunal.
- What Does the Guardianship Tribunal Do? English
General information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal.
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Arabic (61kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Arabic).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Cantonese (231kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Cantonese).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Croatian (41kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Croatian).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Filipino (Tagalog) (33kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Tagalog).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? German (42kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in German).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Greek (54kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Greek).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Italian (39kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Italian).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Polish (55kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Polish).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Serbian (49kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Serbian).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Spanish (36kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Spanish).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Turkish (40kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Turkish).
- What does the Guardianship Tribunal do? Vietnamese (46kb pdf file)
Information about the role and functions of the Guardianship Tribunal (in Vietnamese).
Planning for Your Future
- Enduring Guardianship
Information about appointing an enduring guardian.
- Enduring Power of Attorney
Information about appointing an attorney under an enduring power of attorney.
- Planning Ahead...Enduring Guardianship (692kb pdf file)
Information about appointing an enduring guardian
- Planning Ahead...Enduring Power of Attorney (427kb pdf file)
Information about making an enduring power of attorney
- Review of Enduring Power of Attorney (135kb pdf file)
An information sheet about the Tribunal's role in reviewing enduring powers of attorney.
- Review of Enduring Powers of Attorney: Information for Parties
Information about reviewing enduring powers of attorney.
Consent to Medical/Dental Treatment
- Access to New Treatments through Clinical Trials
Information about the approval of clinical trials.
- Application for Approval of a Clinical Trial
Information about how to apply to the Tribunal for the approval of a clinical trial.
- Person Responsible (46kb pdf file)
An information sheet explaining the concept of 'Person Responsible'.
- Special medical consent for under 16s (46kb pdf file)
Information about the Tribunal's jurisdiction under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act.
- Special medical consent guidelines (46kb pdf file)
Information about consent requirements for treatments in the 'special medical' category.
- Substitute Consent
Information about substitute consent for medical and/or dental treatment.
Hearings
- Application to Be Joined as a Party to a Matter
Information about being joined as a party to Guardianship Tribunal proceedings.
- Applying to be joined as a party to proceedings (22kb pdf file)
An information sheet about parties and their entitlements and becoming joined as a party.
- Financial management hearings (47kb pdf file)
Information about hearings of financial management applications.
- Getting Ready for Your Hearing
Plain English about what to expect at a Guardianship Tribunal hearing.
- Guardianship Hearings (24kb pdf file)
Information about hearings of Guardianship applications.
- Hearings for Reviews of Guardianship Orders (46kb pdf file)
Information about reviewing a guardianship Order.
- Hearings to review or revoke financial management orders (46kb pdf file)
Information about reviews of financial management orders.
- Representation at hearings (114kb pdf file)
Information about legal representation at hearings.
- Separate Representative (127kb pdf file)
Information about being separately represented at a hearing.
- What Happens after a Financial Management Order? (47kb pdf file)
Information about what happens after a financial managment order is made.
- What Happens after a Guardianship Order? (47kb pdf file)
Information about what happens after a guardianship order is made.
Application forms
- Application for Appointment of a Financial Manager and/or Appointment of a Guardian (172kb pdf file)
Important information for applicants and the application form for guarianship and/or financial management. To submit your application online, go to 'Applications, 'Apply online' in the homepage menu.
Document also available in alternate plain web page format
- Application for Consent to Medical or Dental Treatment (52kb pdf file)
- Application for Recognition of Interstate Appointment (73kb pdf file)
Application form for recognising a guardianship or financial management appointment made in another State, Territory or New Zealand.
- Application to Review a Financial Management Order (113kb pdf file)
An application form to review a financial management order to replace the manager or include or exclude a part of the estate from management.
- Application to Review an Enduring Guardianship Appointment (40kb pdf file)
An application form for review of an enduring guardianship appointment.
- Application to Review an Enduring Guardianship Appointment (24kb pdf file)
Application form to review an enduring guardianship appointment.
Document also available in alternate plain web page format
- Application to Review an Enduring Power of Attorney (73kb pdf file)
- Application to Revoke a Financial Management Order (91kb pdf file)
An application form to revoke a financial management order on the grounds of regained capacity or best interests.
- Application to be Joined as a Party (82kb pdf file)
An application form to be joined as a party to Guardianship Tribunal proceedings.
- Request to Review a Guardianship Order (52kb pdf file)
An application form to request a review of a guardianship order.
- Requested Review of Guardianship Order Appln Form (237kb doc file)
Community Education Request Form
- Community education request form (19kb pdf file)
A form to request a speaker from the Guardianship Tribunal.
Other forms
- Appointment of Enduring Guardian (119kb pdf file)
Form to appoint an Enduring Guardian.
Document also available in alternate plain web page format
- Appointment of Power of Attorney (134kb pdf file)
Form to appoint an attorney under an enduring power of attorney.
Document also available in alternate plain web page format
- DVD order form (246kb pdf file)
An order form to purchase the Tribunal's educational DVD boxset
- Feedback Form
A form to provide feedback to the Guardianship Tribunal.
- Health Professionals Report Form (43kb pdf file)
A form for professionals providing evidence to the Tribunal
- Request to withdraw an application (19kb pdf file)
A form to request the withdrawal of an application.
- Resignation of Appointment of Enduring Guardian/Alternative Enduring Guardian (29kb pdf file)
A form for enduring guardians wishing to resign their apponitment.
Document also available in alternate plain web page format
- Revocation of Appointment of Enduring Guardian (23kb pdf file)
A form to revoke an enduring guardianship appointment.
Document also available in alternate plain web page format
Other Publications available from the Guardianship Tribunal
- Behaviour Management Booklet
- Separate Representation
- Special Medical: Androgen Reducing Medication
- Special Medical: Hysterectomy
- Special Medical: Orchidectomy
- Special Medical: Termination of pregnancy
- Special Medical: Tubal Ligation
- Special Medical: Vasectomy
Policies and other information
- Signing an ACCR (3020 form) (92kb pdf file)
Information about who can sign an Aged Care Client Record or 3020 form (formerly a 2624 form).
Document also available in alternate plain web page format
Annual Reports
- Annual Report 02/03 (4.51MB pdf file)
The Guardianship Tribunal 2002-2003 Annual Report
- Annual Report 03/04 (1.15MB pdf file)
The Guardianship Tribunal 2003-2004 Annual Report
- Annual Report 04/05 (8.07MB pdf file)
The Guardianship Tribunal Annual Report 2004-2005
- Annual Report 05/06 (9.97MB pdf file)
The Guardianship Tribunal Annual Report 2005-2006
- Annual Report 06/07 (7.80MB pdf file)
The Guardianship Tribunal Annual Report 2006-2007
- Annual Report 07/08 (7.97MB pdf file)
The Guardianship Tribunal's Annual Report for 2007/2008
Practice Notes
- Legal Practitioners and Guardianship Tribunal Proceedings (66kb pdf file)
Documents marked with may only be available in PDF format. If you don't have Adobe Acrobat (or the reader), a FREE reader is available from Adobe.
Documents marked with are available directly from The Guardianship Tribunal. Please contact us for details.
Documents marked with may only be available in Microsoft Word format. If you don't have Microsoft Word, a FREE reader is available from Microsoft. Other readers are available here in case the suggested one is not suitable.