Vulnerable Adults Act 2018 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Protection of Vulnerable Adults
17. Supplementary provisions with respect to orders under sections 14 and 15
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On an application by a person mentioned in subsection (2), the court may, at any time before the expiry of an order made under section 14(1) or 15, vary, suspend or revoke the order if the court is satisfied it would be in the best interests of the vulnerable adult in relation to whom the order is made.
court
“court” means the Family Court, except in sections 9(4)(a), 22(4), (5) and (7), 23(2)(a) and (3), 33 and 35(7) where “court” means a court of competent jurisdiction;
Subject to subsection (4), the following persons may apply to the court for a variation, suspension or revocation of any of the following orders:
for an order under section 14(1)(a) or (b), the Director‑General or a protector;
for an order under section 14(1)(c) —
the Director‑General or a protector; or
the person against whom the order is made;
for an order under section 14(1)(d) —
the Director‑General or a protector;
an approved welfare officer (whether or not the approved welfare officer had earlier applied for that order); or
the vulnerable adult or any other person to whom the order relates;
for an order under section 14(1)(e), (f), (g) or (h) or 15 —
the Director‑General or a protector;
an approved welfare officer if an approved welfare officer had earlier applied under section 12 for that order;
the vulnerable adult to whom the order relates, or the vulnerable adult’s donee or deputy (as the case may be) if the vulnerable adult lacks mental capacity;
a family member of the vulnerable adult if that family member had earlier applied under section 12 for that order; or
the person against whom the order is made;
for an order under section 14(1)(i) —
the Director‑General or a protector; or
the person or any of the persons to whom the order relates if the application under this section is to suspend or revoke the order;
for an order under section 14(1)(j), the Director‑General or a protector.
The Director‑General or a protector may, under subsection (2), apply for a variation, suspension or revocation of an order even if the Director‑General or protector did not earlier apply for that order.
Director‑General
“Director‑General” means the Director‑General of Social Welfare;
An approved welfare officer or a family member of the vulnerable adult may apply to the court for a variation, suspension or revocation of an order mentioned in subsection (2)(c) or (d) (as the case may be) if —
family member
“family member”, in relation to an individual, means —(a)a spouse of the individual;(b)a child of the individual, whether or not an adopted child or a stepchild;(c)a parent of the individual;(d)a father‑in‑law or mother‑in‑law of the individual;(e)a brother or sister of the individual;(f)a grandparent or grandchild of the individual; or(g)any other individual who, in the opinion of the court, should in the circumstances be regarded as a member of the individual’s family;
the vulnerable adult consents to the application; or
the vulnerable adult is assessed by a mental capacity assessor to lack the mental capacity to consent to the application.