Guardianship and Administration Act 2000

an adult’s right to make decisions is fundamental to the adult’s inherent dignity;

the right to make decisions includes the right to make decisions with which others may not agree;

the capacity of an adult to make decisions may differ according to—

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

the support available from members of the adult’s existing support network;

the right of an adult with impaired capacity to make decisions should be restricted, and interfered with, to the least possible extent;

an adult with impaired capacity has a right to adequate and appropriate support for decision-making.