NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal

Word list

This list explains what the bold words in this document mean.

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Assets

Your assets are things you own that have value, such as:

  • a car
  • a house
  • money you have saved.
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Culture

Your culture is:

  • your way of life
  • how you think or act because of how you grew up.
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Financial management order

Sometimes we choose a financial manager for you.

We call this a financial management order.

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Financial manager

A financial manager is someone who makes decisions about your money if you can’t make decisions on your own.

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Guardian

A guardian is someone we choose to make decisions about your life when you can’t make decisions on your own.

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Guardianship Division of the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal (NCAT)

NCAT protects the rights of people who can’t make decisions on their own.

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Guardianship order

Sometimes we choose someone to be your guardian.

We call it a guardianship order.

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Guiding principles

Our guiding principles are important rules we must follow.

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NSW Trustee and Guardian

We choose the NSW Trustee and Guardian if your financial manager can’t be your:

  • family member
  • friend.
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Public Guardian

We choose the Public Guardian if your guardian can’t be your:

  • family member
  • friend.
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Review

When we review something, we check to see what:

  • works well
  • needs to be better.
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Rights

Rights are rules about how people should be treated fairly.

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