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CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PALLIATIVE CARE ACT 1995 - SECT 15

15—Medical practitioner's duty to explain

A medical practitioner has a duty to explain to a patient (or the patient's representative), so far as may be practicable and reasonable in the circumstances—

            (a)         the nature, consequences and risks of proposed medical treatment; and

            (b)         the likely consequences of not undertaking the treatment; and

            (c)         any alternative treatment or courses of action that might be reasonably considered in the circumstances of the particular case.



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