Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Act 2022

Amendment of section 88 of Principal Act

75. Section 88(4) of the Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following for paragraph (b):

“(b) The Director—

(i) shall review any complaint referred to in paragraph (a) and shall, if satisfied that the complaint has substance, conduct an investigation into the matter, or

(ii) may, notwithstanding that no complaint has been received, on his or her own initiative conduct an investigation in relation to the way in which a designated healthcare representative is exercising his or her relevant powers.”.