VULNERABLE ADULTS
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Court orders
14.—(1) If the court is satisfied, on a balance of probabilities, that the circumstances mentioned in section 12(1)(a) and (b) exist for a vulnerable adult, the court may make one or more of the following orders in relation to the vulnerable adult:
- (a) an order committing the vulnerable adult to a place of temporary care and protection, or the care of a fit person, for a period not exceeding 6 months;
- (b) an order committing the vulnerable adult to a place of safety or the care of a fit person for a specified period exceeding 6 months where the court is satisfied that it is in the best interests of the vulnerable adult to be so committed;
- (c) an order requiring a person to produce the vulnerable adult at a specified medical facility or specified dental facility for medical or dental treatment (as the case may be) that is necessary to enable committal of the vulnerable adult to a place of temporary care and protection, the care of a fit person or a place of safety;
- (d) an order placing the vulnerable adult under the supervision of a protector, an approved welfare officer or another person appointed by the court, for a specified period;
- (e) where the vulnerable adult has experienced or is experiencing abuse or likely to be abused by any person (called in this section the abuser), an order restraining the abuser from abusing or further abusing the vulnerable adult;
- (f) an order granting the vulnerable adult the right of exclusive occupation of the premises or a specified part of the premises in which the vulnerable adult ordinarily resides, to the exclusion of the abuser or any other person;
- (g) an order prohibiting a person from entering and remaining in, for a specified period, an area outside the vulnerable adult’s place of residence or any other place frequented by the vulnerable adult;
