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84 Commission-initiated reports
(1) The commission may prepare a report (a commission-initiated
report) of a commission-initiated consideration and give it to anyone
the commission considers appropriate.
The commission gives a report about a vulnerable person complaint to the ACAT
because it involves matters relevant to the ACAT’s power to, on its own initiative—
(a) hold a hearing to consider the appointment of a guardian or manager (see
Guardianship and Management of Property Act 1991, s 19); or
(b) make an order about an enduring power of attorney (see that Act, s 62).
(2) However, the commission must not include an adverse comment in
relation to a person in a commission-initiated report unless the
commission has given the person a reasonable opportunity to respond
to the proposed comment.