'Fear' of assisted decision-making laws may explain spike in wards of court

The Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 replaces the Lunacy Act 1871 and includes phasing out the ward-of-court system. File Picture.

Fear of new assisted decision-making legislation may have been behind a rush to make more than 200 people wards of court early last year, the National Advocacy Service said.

It is now one year since the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 was commenced.