Cap. 659 чл. 24Onus.

In any application for the issuance of a Protective

Intervention Order the Director shall provide sufficient information to establish that:

(a) the adult who is the subject of the application is in need of protection;

(b) adequate protection is unlikely to be achieved other than by an Order; and

(c) the protective intervention proposed is the least intrusive or restrictive of the practicable remedies available, and that in providing such protection intervention the Director ascertains the will and preferences and respects the rights of the adult in a situation of vulnerability who is at risk, while acting in an age-appropriate and gender-sensitive manner, with full respect for other intersecting characteristics including a person’s cultural or religious background:

Provided that when obtaining a determination of the adult’s will and preferences is not practicable, the Director shall instead make a best interpretation of such will and preferences, also taking into account the past statements, values, beliefs and life history of the adult.