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Senior Courts Act 2016

High Court - Jurisdiction of High Court

14: Jurisdiction in relation to persons who lack competence to manage their affairs

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"The court helps people who cannot manage their own affairs due to mental impairment."

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The High Court has power over people who cannot manage their own affairs. You might not be able to manage your affairs if you are mentally impaired. The court also has power over the property and people managing the affairs of those individuals. The court's power is limited by other laws that apply to these people or their property. These laws can affect how the court makes decisions about them. The court must follow these other laws when making decisions. You can find similar information in the 1986 legislation. This shows how the law has changed over time. It can help you understand how the court's power has developed.

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Jurisdiction of High Court

14Jurisdiction in relation to persons who lack competence to manage their affairs

  1. The High Court has jurisdiction and control in relation to—

  2. mentally impaired persons who, in the opinion of the court, lack wholly or partly the competence to manage their own affairs; and
    1. the property and managers of those persons.

      1. Subsection (1) is subject to other enactments making provision in relation to those persons or their property or managers.

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