Powers of Attorney Act 2006
91Things that do not indicate impaired decision-making
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91 Things that do not indicate impaired decision-making (1) For this Act, a person is not taken to have impaired decision-making capacity only because the person— (a) is eccentric; or (b) makes unwise decisions; or (c) does or does not express a particular political or religious opinion; or (d) has a particular sexual orientation or expresses a particular sexual preference; or (e) engages or has engaged in illegal or immoral conduct; or (f) takes or has taken drugs, including alcohol. (2) However, in deciding whether a person has impaired decision-making capacity, any effect of drug-taking on the person may be taken into account.