s 25A Professional deputies
25A.—(1) Any person who intends to offer and provide the services of a deputy for remuneration must register with the Public Guardian as a professional deputy.[10/2016] (2) The Public Guardian may register a person as a professional deputy upon being satisfied that the person meets all the prescribed criteria.[10/2016] (3) A professional deputy’s registration under this section may be subject to such terms and conditions as the Public Guardian may specify.[10/2016] (4) The Public Guardian may cancel the registration of a professional deputy at the professional deputy’s request or upon the occurrence of any prescribed event.[10/2016] (5) Before cancelling a professional deputy’s registration upon the occurrence of any prescribed event, the Public Guardian must give the professional deputy written notice of the intention to cancel the registration.[10/2016] (6) The professional deputy may make representations to the Public Guardian within the prescribed period after receiving the notice in subsection (5).[10/2016] (7) The Public Guardian must consider any representations made by the professional deputy under subsection (6) before making a decision.[10/2016] (8) The Public Guardian must inform the professional deputy in writing of the decision within the prescribed period after the end of the period in subsection (6) for making representations.[10/2016] (9) Any person who is aggrieved by the Public Guardian’s refusal to register the person as a professional deputy or cancellation of the person’s registration as a professional deputy may within the prescribed period appeal to the Minister, whose decision is final.[10/2016] (10) Where a person’s registration as a professional deputy is cancelled, the Public Guardian must within the prescribed period inform all the following persons of the cancellation:(a) where the person has been appointed as a donee in any lasting power of attorney, the donor of the lasting power of attorney; (b) the prescribed person or persons, if any.[10/2016]