An administrator appointed to manage the financial affairs of an indigenous adult with impaired capacity sought compensation from the Public Trustee pursuant to section 59 of the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (the GAA), alleging historical negligent financial decision making when the Public Trustee was the adult’s administrator. This decision was an appeal of an earlier refusal to award compensation.
Matthew Jones was appointed by QCAT to act, pro bono, as the adult’s separate representative pursuant to section 125 of the GAA.
The judgment is available here.