NSW trustee and guardian--then and now.

• Jurisdiction: Australia
• Author: Dodds, Imelda
• Date: 01 January 2013

In July 2009 the former Public Trustee of NSW and the Office of the Protective Commissioner and Public Guardian merged to form the NSW Trustee and Guardian. In 2010 an article appeared in the Journal outlining the background to the merger and the strategic direction of the new organisation.

Four years after the merger NSWTG expanded its presence in NSW by opening two new offices at Bathurst and Wagga Wagga. The full range of services is available at 11 offices with a further three planned to come on line in the next 12 months.

In any merger there is a great deal of 'behind the scenes' activity and some of the work in relation to technology continues. However our primary goals are to increase the uptake of pre-planning mechanisms: Wills, Power of Attorneys, Enduring Guardianship and Advance Health Care directives, and to provide best practice support to people under a financial management order, private or direct.

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