New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
The primary objectives of a Court on an application for the exercise of its jurisdiction under this Part of this Act shall be as follows:
(a) To make the least restrictive intervention possible in the life of the person in respect of whom the application is made, having regard to the degree of that person's incapacity:
(b) To enable or encourage that person to exercise and develop such capacity as he or she has to the greatest extent possible.