Assessing decision-making capacity

In force

For the purposes of this Act, a person who is assessing whether a person has decision-making capacity in relation to a matter must take reasonable steps to conduct the assessment at a time at which, and in an environment in which, the person's decision-making capacity can be assessed most accurately.

This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandum Second reading speech

Research tools for this sectionSubscription

Cited by Analyse Interrogate History Equivalents

The statute text is free to read above. View subscription options to unlock the case-law research tools for each provision.

6 Assessing decision-making capacity