Commentaries: Art. 451

The adult protection authority is subject to a duty of confidentiality in the absence of overriding interests.
Any person who shows a credible interest may request the adult protection authority to provide information on the existence and the effects of an adult protection measure. The Federal Council shall ensure that the relevant information is provided quickly in a simple and standardised form. It shall issue an ordinance to this end.¹

Second and third sentences inserted by No I of the FA of 16 Dec. 2016 (Notification of Adult Protection Measures), in force since 1 Jan. 2024 (AS 2023 84;BBl 2016 5161,5175). ↩

Art. 451