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1

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 October 2007—

a

sections 5 to 29;

b

sections 45 to 63;

c

sections 65 to 69; and

d

Schedules 1 to 7.

2

The following provisions of the Act, which have already been commenced for limited purposes2, come into force on 1 October 2007 for all purposes—

a

section 1 (principles);

b

section 2 (people who lack capacity);

c

section 3 (inability to make decisions);

d

section 4 (best interests);

e

sections 42(4) and (5) (codes of practice); and

f

section 64 (interpretation).