1:
AN
EXCELLENT
GOVERNMENT
DETERRENT
TO
STOP
OLDER
PEOPLE
RINGING
1900
PHONE
SEX
LINES
AN
EXCELLENT
GOVERNMENT
DETERRENT
TO
STOP
OLDER
PEOPLE
RINGING
1900
PHONE
SEX
LINES
2 : 2007: Courier Mail:
Unwilling Ward of the State
A MAN who spent $200,000 over 10 years on
phone sex lines had his affairs taken over by the
state after relatives claimed he was suffering dementia.
Unwilling Ward of the State
A MAN who spent $200,000 over 10 years on
phone sex lines had his affairs taken over by the
state after relatives claimed he was suffering dementia.
3: The 76-year-old retiree is now fighting the
long-term guardianship and financial administration
orders under which he was placed by the
Guardianship and Administration Tribunal.
long-term guardianship and financial administration
orders under which he was placed by the
Guardianship and Administration Tribunal.
3: They have kept me under orders without
(sufficient) medical proof that I'm not capable.
of making my own decisions," he said.
(sufficient) medical proof that I'm not capable.
of making my own decisions," he said.
4: In the man's case, orders made by the tribunal mean the Office of the Adult Guardian & the Public Trustee can control
Every facet of his life,
From where he lives,
Who he has contact with,
To what he can spend money on.
Every facet of his life,
From where he lives,
Who he has contact with,
To what he can spend money on.
