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CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PALLIATIVE CARE ACT 1995 - SECT 14C

14C—Person responsible for patient to make substituted decision

A decision of a person responsible for a patient to give, or to refuse to give, consent under this Part must, as far as is reasonably practicable, reflect the decision that the patient would have made in the circumstances had his or her decision-making capacity not been impaired.

Note—

In cases where the patient has given an advance care directive under which no substitute decision-maker is appointed, but the patient's wishes or instructions in relation to treatment of the relevant kind is recorded, it may nevertheless be necessary to give effect to those wishes or instructions—see Part 5 of the Advance Care Directives Act 2013 .



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