- s. 32. (4) The guardian shall seek to foster regular personal contact
between the incapable person and supportive family members and friends
of the incapable person. - s. 32. (5) The guardian shall consult from time to time with,
(a) supportive family members and friends of the incapable person who
are in regular personal contact with the incapable person; and
(b) the persons from whom the incapable person receives personal care. - s. 32. (6) A guardian shall, in accordance with the regulations, keep
records of all transactions involving the property. - s. 33(1) A guardian of property is liable for damages resulting from a
breach of the guardian’s duty
The SDA also lists expenditures that are required to be made by the guardian of
property from the incapable person’s property:
- s. 37. (1)
- The expenditures that are reasonably necessary for the person’s
support, education and care. - The expenditures that are reasonably necessary for the support
education and care of the person’s dependants - The expenditures that are necessary to satisfy the person’s other legal
obligations.
- The expenditures that are reasonably necessary for the person’s
b. Guardians of the Person
Section 59(2) of SDA provides the following list of functions that a guardian of the
person may perform. The use of the term “may’ in this section suggests that it
cannot be assumed that every court appointed guardian has an autonomic right