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title: "Application to appoint a guardian or administrator (SAT eCourts): completion guide"
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kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
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task_ids: ["A18-T1-R6", "A18-B5-11", "A18-A20260923-2"]
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-22"
---

# Application to appoint a guardian or administrator (SAT eCourts): completion guide

> Link to the State Administrative Tribunal page on appointing a guardian or administrator under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA). The application is made in eCourts.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/form-sat-guardian  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-22

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Link to the State Administrative Tribunal page on appointing a guardian or administrator under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA). The application is made in eCourts. Follow Practice Note 9 and Information Sheet 15.

## 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: Western Australia
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-22
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-22 against the official form at sat.justice.wa.gov.au and the 3 authorities it cites, for Western Australia.

## When to use it

Use when asking the State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia to appoint a guardian, an administrator, or both, for a person who lacks capacity. Appointment is a last resort. The lawyer confirms every statement about the person.

## 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)
- [Prepare a tribunal-hearing bundle and a one-page issues list](https://ailawframework.com/practice/elder-law-and-powers-of-attorney-guardianship/prepare-a-tribunal-hearing-bundle-and-a-one-page-issues-list.md)

## 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

## Authorities

- [State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia, Appoint a guardian or administrator](https://www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au/A/appoint_a_guardian_or_administrator.aspx)
- [Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 (WA), as named on the SAT page](https://www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au/A/appoint_a_guardian_or_administrator.aspx)
- [SAT Practice Note 9, Proceedings under the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990](https://www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au/_files/practice_note9.pdf)

## Official form

[Official form](https://www.sat.justice.wa.gov.au/A/appoint_a_guardian_or_administrator.aspx)

## Where this comes from

The official form is published by sat.justice.wa.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.

## 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-sat-guardian 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.*