Clause 7

by deleting subsection (1) and substituting the following subsection:“(1) A deputy appointed by the court must be —

where the appointment confers powers relating only to P’s property and affairs —

an individual who has attained the age of 21 years and provides to P the services of a deputy without remuneration;

an individual who is a professional deputy and is not related to P by blood or marriage; or

a professional deputy who is not an individual; and

in any other case —

an individual who has attained the age of 21 years and provides to P the services of a deputy without remuneration; or

an individual who is a professional deputy and is not related to P by blood or marriage.”; and

by deleting subsection (8) and substituting the following subsections:“(8) A deputy under subsection (1)(a)(i) or (b)(i) is entitled to be reimbursed out of P’s property for the deputy’s reasonable expenses in discharging the deputy’s functions, but is not entitled to remuneration.(8A) A deputy under subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (iii) or (b)(ii) is entitled —

to be reimbursed out of P’s property for the deputy’s reasonable expenses in discharging the deputy’s functions; and

to such remuneration, as the court determines, out of P’s property for discharging the deputy’s functions.”.