Queensland Consolidated Acts

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 5

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 with impaired capacity to make decisions may differ according to--

(i) the nature and extent of the impairment; and

(ii) the type of decision to be made, including, for example, the complexity of the decision to be made; and

(iii) 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.