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Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991
5AWhat are a person’s interests?
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5A What are a person’s interests?
A person’s interests include the following:
(a) protection of the person from physical or mental harm;
(b) prevention of the physical or mental deterioration of the person;
(c) the ability of the person to—
(i) look after himself or herself; and
(ii) live in the general community; and
(iii) take part in community activities; and
(iv) maintain the person’s preferred lifestyle (other than any
part of the person’s preferred lifestyle that is harmful to the
person);
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(d) promotion of the person’s financial security;
(e) prevention of the wasting of the person’s financial resources or
the person becoming destitute.