Australian Capital Territory Current Acts

GUARDIANSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY ACT 1991 - SECT 8A

    (1)     The ACAT may appoint a manager for property in the ACT of someone (the protected person ) who lives outside the ACT only if—

        (a)     the ACAT is satisfied that it is impracticable for a manager for the property to be appointed in the jurisdiction (the other jurisdiction ) where the protected person lives; or

        (b)     an order appointing a manager for the property under the law of the other jurisdiction cannot be registered under section 12 (Recognition of interstate etc guardians and managers).

    (2)     For this section:

"jurisdiction" means a State, another Territory or a foreign country.