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A committee is an individual appointed by the BC Supreme Court to make personal, medical, legal, or financial decisions for someone who is mentally incapable and cannot make those decisions. The person must be found to be mentally incapable under the Patients Property Act. | A committee is an individual appointed by the BC Supreme Court to make personal, medical, legal, or financial decisions for someone who is mentally incapable and cannot make those decisions. The person must be found to be mentally incapable under the Patients Property Act. | ||