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GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 5 Acknowledgements

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 5

Acknowledgements

5 Acknowledgements

This Act acknowledges the following—

(a) an adult’s right to make decisions is fundamental to the adult’s inherent dignity;
(b) the right to make decisions includes the right to make decisions with which others may not agree;
(c) the capacity of an adult to make decisions may differ according to—
(i) the type of decision to be made, including, for example, the complexity of the decision to be made; and
(ii) the support available from members of the adult’s existing support network;
(d) the right of an adult with impaired capacity to make decisions should be restricted, and interfered with, to the least possible extent;
(e) an adult with impaired capacity has a right to adequate and appropriate support for decision-making.