s 5A

What are a person’s interests?

In force

A person’s interests include the following:

(a)

protection of the person from physical or mental harm;

(b)

prevention of the physical or mental deterioration of the person;

(c)

the ability of the person to—

(i)

look after himself or herself; and

(ii)

live in the general community; and

(iii)

take part in community activities; and

(iv)

maintain the person’s preferred lifestyle (other than any part of the person’s preferred lifestyle that is harmful to the person);

(d)

promotion of the person’s financial security;

(e)

prevention of the wasting of the person’s financial resources or the person becoming destitute.

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