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Part 7 · Protection Against Family Violence

59A. Consent generally required for assessment

Amended

Last amended by an amending law of 2023.

(1)

A person must not be assessed under section 59(1) without his or her consent.

(2)

However, a person may be assessed under section 59(1) without his or her consent if —

(a)

a protector reasonably believes that the person lacks the mental capacity to consent and is satisfied that it is in the person’s best interests for the assessment to be done;

(b)

the person is below 18 years of age and a protector reasonably believes that it is in the person’s best interests for the assessment to be done; or

(c)

the court, on an application by a protector, authorises the protector to exercise the powers in section 59(1) in relation to the person.

(3)

The court may authorise a protector to exercise the powers in section 59(1) in relation to a person if the court is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that it is in the person’s best interests to be assessed under section 59(1).

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Maintenance of Wife, Incapacitated Husband and Children

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Part 9

Enforcement of Maintenance Orders

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Part 9A

Additional Provisions Relating to Part 7, 8 or 9

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Part 10

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Part 10A

Amicable Settlement of Disputes

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Part 10B

Court’S Power to Set Aside and Prevent Dispositions Intended to Defeat Maintenance Claims or Other Orders in Matrimonial Proceedings

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Part 10C

Replacement Because of Death

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Part 11

Offences Against Women and Girls

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Part 12

Miscellaneous

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Schedules

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