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Powers of Attorney Act 1998
sch.2-sec.2Personal matter
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### sch.2-sec.2 Personal matter
A personal matter , for a principal, is a matter, other than a special personal matter or special health matter, relating to the principal’s care, including the principal’s health care, or welfare, including, for example, a matter relating to 1 or more of the following—
where the principal lives;
with whom the principal lives;
services provided to the principal;
whether the principal works and, if so, the kind and place of work and the employer;
what education or training the principal undertakes;
whether the principal applies for a licence or permit;
day-to-day issues, including, for example, diet and dress;
whether to consent to a forensic examination of the principal;
See also section 104 (Protection for person carrying out forensic examination with consent).
health care of the principal;
a legal matter not relating to the principal’s financial or property matters;
who may have access visits to, or other contact with, the principal;
advocacy relating to the care and welfare of the principal.
sch 2 s 2 sub 2000 No. 8 s 263 sch 3
amd 2003 No. 87 s 59 ; 2016 No. 9 s 57 ; 2019 No. 9 s 81
- (a) where the principal lives;
- (b) with whom the principal lives;
- (ba) services provided to the principal;
- (c) whether the principal works and, if so, the kind and place of work and the employer;
- (d) what education or training the principal undertakes;
- (e) whether the principal applies for a licence or permit;
- (f) day-to-day issues, including, for example, diet and dress;
- (g) whether to consent to a forensic examination of the principal; Note— See also section 104 (Protection for person carrying out forensic examination with consent).
- (h) health care of the principal;
- (i) a legal matter not relating to the principal’s financial or property matters;
- (j) who may have access visits to, or other contact with, the principal;
- (k) advocacy relating to the care and welfare of the principal.