b'APPOINT A GUARDIANOR ADMINISTRATOR VCAT can appoint a guardian or administrator for a disabled person over the age of 18.Thecauseofthedisabilitymaybedementia, mentalillness,intellectualdisabilityoran acquiredbraininjury.VCATmustattaina medical report that establishes the disability and how it affects the persons capacity to make their own reasonable decisions before appointing an administrator or guardian. The proposed guardian or administrator must be willing and able to undertake the responsibilities oftheroleandbeawareoftheirintended nomination. THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OFAN ADMINISTRATORAnadministratormakesfinancialandlegal decisions on behalf of a person with the disability, includingdecisionsaboutbuyingorselling property, banking and investing, and paying bills and managing debts. An administrator can be a friend or relative of the represented person with the disability.An administrator is accountable for the decisions theymakeandmustprovideannualaccounts to VCAT.'