Victorian Numbered Acts

MEDICAL TREATMENT PLANNING AND DECISIONS ACT 2016 (NO. 69 OF 2016) - SECT 123

In section 3(1) of the Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 —

        (a)     for the definition of special procedure substitute —

"" special medical procedure" means—

        (a)     any procedure that is intended, or is reasonably likely, to have the effect of rendering permanently infertile the person on whom it is carried out; or

        (b)     termination of pregnancy; or

        (c)     any removal of tissue for the purposes of transplantation to another person; or

        (d)     any other medical treatment within the meaning of the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 that is prescribed to be a special medical procedure for the purposes of Part 4A;";

        (b)     insert the following definition—

"" medical treatment decision maker" has the same meaning as it has in the Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 ;";

        (c)     the definitions of "emergency treatment", human research ethics committee , medical or dental treatment", " medical research procedure , National Statement", " person responsible , relevant human research ethics committee and relevant research project are repealed .