PETALING JAYA: Proper safeguards should be put in place when the government comes up with the proposed Mental Capacity Act, say experts and senior lawyers.
Association of Women Lawyers (AWL) committee member Meera Samanther said the proposed legislation will allow individuals the autonomy to decide on appointing a person or persons who will make their health, wealth and welfare decisions for them in the future in the event they become mentally incapacitated, temporarily or permanently, by a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA).
