Form 12 - Application process - Join as an active party

1. What you need to know

Who is an active party?

Each of the following persons is an active party:

• the Adult (the person who the application is about);
• if the Adult is not the applicant – the applicant;
• if the proceeding is for the appointment or the reappointment of a guardian, administrator or attorney for the Adult – the person proposed for appointment or reappointment;
• any current guardian, administrator or attorney for the Adult;
• the Public Guardian;
• the Public Trustee of Queensland;
• a person joined as a party to the proceeding by the Tribunal.

In proceedings about restrictive practices, the active parties might also include:

• the chief executive (disability services);
• in particular circumstances, the Chief Psychiatrist;
• in particular circumstances, the director of forensic disability;
• a service provider providing disability services to the Adult.

What rights does an active party have?

Active parties may present their case at a hearing, inspect or copy documents, apply for leave (permission) to be represented.

How to make an application to be joined as an active party?

The Tribunal may make a decision that a person be joined as a party to the proceeding.  If you want to apply for this you must complete and lodge a Form 12 and provide details in Part C of the form about why you should be joined.  You must clearly explain your reasons for seeking the order.

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2. Complete and lodge this form:

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