POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT 2014 - SECT 87 Information power

POWERS OF ATTORNEY ACT 2014 - SECT 87

    (1)     By a supportive attorney appointment, the principal may authorise the supportive attorney to access, collect or obtain from or assist the principal in accessing, collecting or obtaining from any person any personal information about the principal—

        (a)     that is relevant to a supported decision; and

        (b)     that may lawfully be collected or obtained by the principal.

    (2)     For the purposes of subsection (1), a person referred to in subsection (1) is authorised to disclose personal information about the principal to a supportive attorney who is acting under the supportive attorney appointment.

Note to s. 87(2) amended by No. 64/2016 s. 10.

Note

See also the Disability Act 2006 , the Health Records Act 2001 , the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 for provisions as to disclosure of personal information to supportive attorneys and access to personal information by supportive attorneys.

    (3)     A supportive attorney may disclose any information given to the supportive attorney under subsection (1) for the purpose of—

        (a)     anything that is relevant and necessary to the supportive attorney carrying out the role of supportive attorney; or

        (b)     any legal proceeding under this Act, or any report of a legal proceeding under this Act; or

        (c)     any other lawful reason.