Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The Public Guardian becomes the guardian for an adult if:
(a) a person who is the guardian for the adult with authority for a matter becomes unable to act; and
(b) there is no other guardian with authority for the matter who is able to act.
(2) The Public Guardian remains the guardian until the person is again able to act.
(3) The guardianship order is taken to have been varied accordingly.
(4) A guardian must notify the Public Guardian:
(a) before, or as soon as practicable after, becoming unable to act; and
(b) as soon as practicable after again becoming able to act.
(5) In this section:
"unable to act", for a guardian, means not reasonably able to exercise the guardian's authority due to illness, absence or any other cause.