Bucknall v. Guardianship and Administration Tribunal & Ors (No. 2)
[2009] QSC 127
•2 June 2009
SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND
CITATION:
Bucknall v Guardianship and Administration Tribunal & Ors (No. 2) [2009] QSC 127
PARTIES:
HISAKO BUCKNALL
(applicant)
v
GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION TRIBUNAL
(first respondent)
PUBLIC TRUSTEE QUEENSLAND
(second respondent)
PUBLIC ADVOCATE
(third respondent)FILE NO:
3273/09
DIVISION:
Trial Division
PROCEEDING:
Originating Application
ORIGINATING COURT:
Supreme Court at Brisbane
DELIVERED ON:
2 June 2009
DELIVERED AT:
Brisbane
HEARING DATE:
15 April 2009
JUDGE:
Byrne SJA
ORDER:
Application dismissed.
CATCHWORDS:
MENTAL HEALTH – GUARDIANS, COMMITTEES, ADMINISTRATORS, MANAGERS AND RECEIVERS – OTHER MATTERS – where application for declaration of capacity for financial matters – where application heard concurrently with appeal against decision of Guardianship and Administration Tribunal – where no utility of relief in light of outcome of appeal
COUNSEL:
Mr S J Keim SC for the applicant
Ms J Brasch for the third respondent
SOLICITORS:
Carne Reidy Herd Lawyers for the applicant
The Public Advocate for the third respondent
By this application, Mrs Bucknall seeks a declaration that she has capacity for all financial matters.
In view of the outcome today of Mrs Bucknall’s appeal in matter 12035 of 2008, there is no utility in the relief sought.
Accordingly, the application is dismissed.
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