Legislation

Section 20 – Restrictions on deputies

Introduction

This section prevents a deputy from taking the most significant decisions on behalf of a person lacking capacity as well as in cases where the person in question has capacity. The official explanatory notes to the act describe this section as follows: “This sets a number of limitations on the powers of deputies. Subsection (1) […]

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