Dictionary
(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act
contains definitions and other provisions relevant to this Act.
Note 2 For example, the Legislation Act
, dict, pt 1, defines the following terms:
• Act
• doctor
• nurse
• power.
"day hospital "means a facility where a person is admitted for surgical or medical treatment and discharged on the same day.
"decision-making capacity"—see the Powers of Attorney Act 2006
, section 9 (1).
"disability care" means care that is provided to a person with a disability in a residential facility in which the person is also provided with accommodation that includes—
(a) appropriate staffing to meet the nursing and personal care needs of the person; and
(b) meals and cleaning services; and
(c) furnishings, furniture and equipment for the provision of the care and accommodation.
"health care facility" means a hospital, residential aged care facility or residential disability care facility.
Note Hospital, residential aged care facility and residential disability care facility are defined in this dictionary.
"health direction" means a direction under section 7.
"health professional" means a doctor or nurse.
"hospital "means a public hospital, private hospital or day hospital.
"impaired decision-making capacity"—see the Powers of Attorney Act 2006
, section 9 (2).
"palliative care" includes—
(a) the provision of reasonable medical and nursing procedures for the relief of pain, suffering and discomfort; and
(b) the reasonable provision of food and water.
"residential aged care facility" means a residential facility that provides residential care to residents at the facility.
"residential care"—see the Aged Care Act 1997
(Cwlth), section 41-3 (Meaning of residential care).
"residential disability care facility"—
(a) means a residential facility that provides disability care to people with disabilities; but
(b) does not include a residential aged care facility.
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel's Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
A = Act |
NI = Notifiable instrument |
AF = Approved form |
o = order |
am = amended |
om = omitted/repealed |
amdt = amendment |
ord = ordinance |
AR = Assembly resolution |
orig = original |
ch = chapter |
par = paragraph/subparagraph |
CN = Commencement notice |
pres = present |
def = definition |
prev = previous |
DI = Disallowable instrument |
(prev...) = previously |
dict = dictionary |
pt = part |
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative |
r = rule/subrule |
Assembly |
reloc = relocated |
div = division |
renum = renumbered |
exp = expires/expired |
R[X] = Republication No |
Gaz = gazette |
RI = reissue |
hdg = heading |
s = section/subsection |
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 |
sch = schedule |
ins = inserted/added |
sdiv = subdivision |
LA = Legislation Act 2001 |
SL = Subordinate law |
LR = legislation register |
sub = substituted |
underlining = whole or part not commenced |
|
mod = modified/modification |
or to be expired |
Medical Treatment (Health Directions) Act 2006 A2006-51
notified LR 29 November
2006
s 1, s 2 commenced 29 November 2006 (LA s 75
(1))
remainder commenced 30 May 2007 (s 2 and see
Powers of
Attorney Act 2006
A2006-50 s 2)
as amended by
Powers of Attorney Amendment Act 2016
A2016-10 sch 1 pt 1.2
notified LR 1 March 2016
s 1, s 2 commenced 1 March 2016 (LA s 75 (1))
sch 1 pt 1.2 commenced 1 September 2016 (s 2 and LA s 79)
Commencement
s
2 om LA s 89 (4)
Effect of health directions on later
guardian or health attorney
s 18 sub
A2016-10
amdt 1.30
Relationship between health directions and
enduring powers of attorney
s 19 sub
A2016-10
amdt 1.30
Repeal of Medical Treatment Act
1994
s 23 om LA s 89
(3)
Some earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to the publication order.
Since 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in electronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised republications have also been published in printed format. These republications are marked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an authorised republication are identical.
Republication No and date |
Effective |
Last amendment made by |
Republication for |
---|---|---|---|
R1 |
30 May
2007– |
not amended |
new Act |
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