GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 5 Acknowledgements
GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 5
Acknowledgements5 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.