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Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991
32BWho is a health attorney for a protected person?
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32B Who is a health attorney for a protected person?
(1) Each of the following people is a health attorney for a protected
person:
(a) the protected person’s domestic partner;
(b) a carer for the protected person;
(c) a close relative or close friend of the protected person.
(2) However, a person is not a health attorney if the person—
(a) is a child; or
(b) has impaired decision-making ability.
(3) The order of health attorneys in subsection (1) is the priority order
for the health attorneys.