After Hours - on call guardian
For service providers
The Office of the Public Guardian provides an emergency after hours on-call guardian service. This service is for government and non-government services (hospitals, police, residential facilities and support providers) ONLY.
The on-call guardian is available for:
- Urgent substitute decisions on behalf of an existing represented person that cannot wait until the next business day;
- Facilitating requests for emergency guardianship orders (outside of business hours) that cannot wait until the next business day*.
For information about what an emergency is defined as and new emergency orders, please refer to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) fact sheet What is an Emergency?
A fact sheet for service providers is also available.
Office Business Hours:
- Monday to Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
After-Hours availability:
- Weekdays: 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm
- Weekends and Public Holidays: 8:00 am to 11:00 pm
To contact the on-call guardian, please call (03) 6165 3444.
* Applications for emergency guardianship orders during business hours should be directed to the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TasCAT) - Protective Division - Guardianship Stream. More information can be found in the emergency application section.