If you think you or someone else needs help making decisions about property or their income, you can ask the Family Court to get someone to look after the property or income.
You have 2 options:
If a person’s income or benefit in any one year is less than the amount in the table below and none of the property to be managed is worth more than $25,000, you can ask the court for an Order to Administer Property.
| Orders made from | Maximum annual income or benefit for an Order to Administer Property |
| 3 October 2024 to 31 March 2025 | $38,800 |
| 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 | $40,000 |
| 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027 | $41,200 |
| 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2028 | $42,400 |
| 1 April 2028 to 31 March 2029 | $43,700 |
| 1 April 2029 onwards | $45,000 |
Find out more about how administering property works
If the property or income is worth more than this, instead of applying for an Order to Administer Property, you can apply to have a property manager appointed.
Find out more about what a property manager does
On 3 October 2024, the thresholds for an Order to Administer Property and the costs associated with some Property Manager Orders increased:
FAQ - Changes to the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 [PDF, 98 KB]
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