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What are your appointment responsibilities?
Both guardians and administrators have the responsibility to abide by the general principles as set out in the Guardianship and Administration Act 2000 (the Act). Guardians must also apply the health care principle whenever they are called upon to make a decision about health care. Click here to view the Principles of the Act.
A guardian has the power to make decisions on behalf of an adult with impaired decision-making capacity about personal, health care and lifestyle matters to ensure that the adult’s needs are met and that their interests are protected. Unless the Tribunal orders otherwise, a guardian can make decisions on behalf of the adult that the adult would have made on their own if they had the capacity to do so.
An administrator’s powers are similar to a guardian’s except they relate to financial matters rather than personal matters.
However, adults who can communicate their views and wishes should have those views and wishes taken into account when decisions about their personal, lifestyle and/or financial matters are made.
For further information please refer to - "Guardians: Helping Adults with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity" and - "Administrators: Helping Adults with Impaired Decision-Making Capacity".
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