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title: "Guardianship application (NCAT Guardianship Division): completion guide, parties and supporting evidence"
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id: "a18-form-ncat-guardianship-application"
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law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-18"
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# Guardianship application (NCAT Guardianship Division): completion guide, parties and supporting evidence

> Link to NCAT's guardianship application and the related Guardianship Division forms, with a guide to who the application can be about, telling the person, evidence of disability and capacity, and serving every party…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-ncat-guardianship-application  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-18

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Link to NCAT's guardianship application and the related Guardianship Division forms, with a guide to who the application can be about, telling the person, evidence of disability and capacity, and serving every party including the Public Guardian.

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [Elder Law & Powers of Attorney / Guardianship](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship.md)
- Jurisdictions: New South Wales
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-18
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-18 against the official form at ncat.nsw.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for New South Wales.

## When to use it

Use when applying to NCAT to appoint a guardian under the Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) for a person over 16 who usually lives in NSW and has a decision-making disability. For financial decisions, use the financial management application.

## Used for these tasks

- [Prepare a guardianship or administration tribunal application pack](https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/prepare-a-guardianship-or-administration-tribunal-application-pack.md)
- [Prepare a tribunal guardianship application checklist (NCAT/VCAT/QCAT/SAT)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/prepare-a-tribunal-guardianship-application-checklist.md)

## How AI may be used

AI may check the application against the tribunal's form and organise the medical and other reports on file; the lawyer checks every statement about the person in each application, and the person's health information stays in approved tools only.

**AI may:**

- Check every part of the draft application is complete and list missing information or attachments
- Index the medical and capacity reports to attach, with author, date and the decisions each report addresses
- Build the list of parties and people who must be sent a copy, from 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 assess the person's decision-making capacity or whether an order is needed
- Must not process the person's health information in a tool that is not approved for sensitive information
- Must not sign or lodge the application

**The lawyer checks:**

- The person is over 16, usually lives in NSW, and has a decision-making disability
- The person has been told about the application, and their view recorded (or why they were not told)
- Written evidence of disability and decision-making capacity attached, or the reason it is not
- Previous NCAT applications or orders, and corresponding orders elsewhere in Australia or New Zealand, disclosed
- A copy of the application and attachments sent to every party, including the NSW Public Guardian

## Authorities

- [Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW)](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1987-257)
- [NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Guardianship application (July 2025)](https://ncat.nsw.gov.au/documents/forms/gd_form_guardianship_application.pdf)
- [NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Guardianship Division forms](https://ncat.nsw.gov.au/forms-and-fees/forms/guardianship-division-forms.html)

## Official form

[Official form](https://ncat.nsw.gov.au/forms-and-fees/forms/guardianship-division-forms.html)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by ncat.nsw.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-18.

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-ncat-guardianship-application and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*