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Powers of Attorney Act 2006
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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.