Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Report Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2022-11-29
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Frances Black (IND), Industrial and Commercial Panel

I move amendment No. 5:
In page 10, after line 39, to insert the following:
“Amendment of section 8 of Principal Act
8. Section 8 of the Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following:
“(12) Nothing in this Act shall be construed as imposing any civil or criminal liability on an intervenor, who, in exercising his or her relevant powers, acted in good faith and in accordance with what, at the time in question, he or she reasonably believed to be the will and preferences of the relevant person.”.”.

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