Figure 39 – Factors influencing who principals chose to appoint as decision-maker/s
True
False
Don't know
Was trustworthy
90%
7%
Would listen to, respect and act on your wishes
89 %
7%
Was willing to take on the role with all its responsibilities
89 %
7%
Had knowledge about what you wanted and valued
87 %
7% 6%
Could communicate effectively with others and resolve disagreements
85%
9% 6%
Could manage property and / or money well
85%
10%
Had the confidence to speak up on your behalf (e.g. to lawyers)
83%
11% 6%
Had the skill and time required to perform the role
82%
11% 6%
Could handle the emotional toll of the role
82%
11% 7%
Could stay calm in a crisis
82%
12% 6%
Could manage difficult family dynamics
81%
12%
Lived in proximity to you, or could manage from afar
81%
Understood and respected your culture / community connection
76 %
Would inherit something when you pass away
7%
13% 6%
16%
65%
27 %
Was your eldest child
33%
63 %
Was experiencing personal difficulties
31%
61 %
8%
7%
8%
Q.33. When deciding who to appoint as a decision-maker, did any of the following influence your decision on whom to
appoint? That the person…
Base: All principals n=537. ‘Don’t know’ cells with 5% or less have had their data labels removed.
7.2 Appointed decision-maker considerations
Before taking on the appointed decision-maker role, only one in three (35%) appointed decision-makers gave
the role high consideration, while one in five (17%) gave it low consideration.
Figure 40 – Level of consideration appointed decision-makers gave before taking on the role
48%
35%
17%
High consideration – thoroughly
Moderate consideration – briefly
researched the role requirements and thought about what you’d have to do
considered whether this was something
you could do in the future
Low consideration – signed the papers
without much thought
Q.35. Before taking on the role of appointed decision-maker, how much consideration did you give to the duties required
by the role?
Base: All decision-makers n=522
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