Victorian Numbered Acts

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2019 (NO. 13 OF 2019) - SECT 100

A person applying to VCAT for an administration (missing person) order must include the following in the application—

        (a)     the name of the missing person;

        (b)     details of the reasons for making the application;

        (c)     the name and contact details of any person proposed as administrator;

        (d)     the name and contact details of the applicant and of any person who has a direct interest in the application (if known to the applicant).

Note

"Persons having a direct interest" includes, amongst others, the missing person's relatives, any primary carer, close friends, any attorney appointed under an enduring power of attorney and any supportive attorney appointed under the Powers of Attorney Act 2014 .

Note

Section 67 of the VCAT Act sets out additional requirements in relation to making an application.