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Substitute Decision Making for Adult Guardianship (15:IV) (view source)
Revision as of 00:18, 11 October 2022
, 00:18, 11 October 2022→2. Who Can Be a Representative?
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Section 5(1)(a) of the RAA specifies that an individual who is 19 years of age or older can be appointed as representative unless that person is: | Section 5(1)(a) of the RAA specifies that an individual who is 19 years of age or older can be appointed as representative unless that person is: | ||
* providing personal care or health care services to the adult for compensation, unless the caregiver is a child, parent, or spouse of the adult, or; | * providing personal care or health care services to the adult for compensation, unless the caregiver is a child, parent, or spouse of the adult, or; | ||
* working as an employee of a facility in which the adult resides and through which the adult receives personal care or health care services. | * working as an employee of a facility in which the adult resides and through which the adult receives personal care or health care services. | ||
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Under s 5(2) of the RAA, an adult can also name more than one Representative either: | Under s 5(2) of the RAA, an adult can also name more than one Representative either: | ||
:(a) over different areas of authority; and/or | :(a) over different areas of authority; and/or | ||
:(b) over the same area of authority, in which case, the representatives must be unanimous in exercising their authority. | :(b) over the same area of authority, in which case, the representatives must be unanimous in exercising their authority. | ||