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Application about a guardian, manager or enduring power of attorney (ACAT Form 42): completion guide
Link to ACAT Form 42, for appointment of a guardian or manager for a person living in the ACT who has impaired decision-making ability. There is no fee for this type of application. Forms 43 and 44 are statutory declarations. The lawyer writes them.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Australian Capital Territory
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at acat.act.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Australian Capital Territory.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © Australian Capital Territory (ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal). Link only: download the current Form 42 from ACAT each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by acat.act.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when applying to ACAT to appoint a guardian or a manager, or to deal with an enduring power of attorney, on Form 42. A missing person's property uses Form 47. Do not draft the statutory declarations or the doctor's report.
Used for these tasks
- Prepare a guardianship or administration tribunal application pack
- Prepare a tribunal-hearing bundle and a one-page issues list
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may check the application against the tribunal's current form and index reports already on the file; the lawyer checks every statement about the person, and health information stays in approved tools.
AI may
- Check every part of the draft application is complete and list missing information or attachments
- Index medical or other reports already on the file, with author, date and the decisions each report addresses
- Build the list of people to be told, from names already on the file
AI must not
- Must not describe the person's disability, capacity or views in words the lawyer and applicant have not confirmed
- Must not draft a health practitioner report, medical report, statutory declaration or affidavit
- Must not assess whether an order is needed or who should be appointed
- Must not process health information in a tool that is not approved for sensitive information
- Must not sign or lodge the application
The lawyer checks
- The application is on the current form, for the decisions that are actually needed
- Less restrictive options have been considered
- Supporting reports are current and address those decisions
- The person, and others who must be told, have been identified
- The current practice direction on generative AI, if any, has been checked
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © Australian Capital Territory (ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal). Link only: download the current Form 42 from ACAT each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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