AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
Regulations 1991    No. 36

Guardianship and Management of Property Regulations
The Australian Capital Territory Executive, in accordance with section 5 of the Subordinate Laws Act 1989, hereby makes the following Regulations under the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991.
Dated 30 December 1991.
Terry connolly
Attorney-General
Rosemary follett
Minister

Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Guardianship and Management of Property Regulations.
Interpretation
2.  In these Regulations—
“Act” means the Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991.
Corresponding laws of foreign countries
3.  For the purposes of the definition of “corresponding law” in subsection 12 (4) of the Act, the following countries are prescribed:
Antigua and Barbuda	Liechtenstein	
Argentina	Luxembourg	
Austria	Malawi	
Bahamas	Malta	
Belgium	Mauritius	
Botswana	Netherlands	
Brunei Darussalam	New Zealand	
Canada	Norway	
Cyprus	Portugal	
Federal Republic of Germany	Seychelles	
Fiji	Spain	
Finland	Surinam	
France	Swaziland	
Greece	Switzerland	
Hungary	Tonga	
Ireland	Turkey	
Israel	United Kingdom	
Italy	United States	
Japan	Yugoslavia.	
Lesotho		
Applications to Tribunal
4.  An application to the Tribunal shall be in writing and shall be lodged with the President.
Fees
5.  Subject to regulation 7, an application made to the Tribunal by a person, other than the Community Advocate or the Public Trustee, shall be accompanied by a fee of $20.
Manager’s accounts
6.  (1)  For the purposes of subsection 26 (1) of the Act, the following documents are prescribed:
	(a)	a statement of the income of the represented person on the relevant day, including income from the following:
	(i)	pensions;
	(ii)	employment;
	(iii)	superannuation;
	(iv)	investments;
	(v)	rent;
	(b)	a statement of the estimated value of the assets of the represented person on the relevant day, including—
	(i)	amounts standing to the credit of an account with a bank or other financial institution;
	(ii)	real property;
	(iii)	personal property; and
	(iv)	investments;
	(c)	a statement of the liabilities of the represented person on the relevant day, including details of the creditors, the types of liabilities and the value of the liabilities.
(2)  For the purposes of subsection 26 (1), documents are filed in accordance with these Regulations if they are filed within 28 days after the relevant day.
(3)  In this regulation—
“relevant day”, in relation to a manager, means—
	(a)	the day of the appointment of the manager;
	(b)	where the manager has acted as manager for a continuous period exceeding 1 year—each anniversary of the appointment of the manager; and
	(c)	where the Tribunal directs the manager to file prescribed documents before a specified day—that day.
Waiver of fees
7.  A fee that would, but for this regulation, be payable by a person under subsection 27 (4) of the Act or under these Regulations, is not payable if the Tribunal is satisfied that—
	(a)	in relation to an application to the Tribunal—
	(i)	the person is a legally assisted person within the meaning of the Legal Aid Act 1977; or
	(ii)	legal aid has been granted to the person from a legal aid scheme or service approved by the Attorney-General; or
	(b)	in any case—payment of the fee would impose hardship on the person.
Seal of the Tribunal
8.  The seal of the Tribunal shall be of a design approved by the President and shall include the name of the Tribunal.
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NOTE
1.	Notified in the ACT Gazette on 8 January 1992.

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