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GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 1990 - SECT 110ZJ

110ZJ .         Order of priority of persons who may make treatment decision in relation to patient

        (1)         Subject to sections 110ZI and 110ZIA, this section applies if a patient is unable to make reasonable judgments in respect of any treatment proposed to be provided to the patient.

        (2)         If the patient has made an advance health directive containing a treatment decision in respect of the treatment, whether or not the treatment is provided to the patient must be decided in accordance with the treatment decision.

        (3)         If —

            (a)         subsection (2) does not apply; and

            (b)         the patient has an enduring guardian who —

                  (i)         is authorised to make a treatment decision in respect of the treatment; and

                  (ii)         is reasonably available; and

                  (iii)         is willing to make a treatment decision in respect of the treatment,

                whether or not the treatment is provided to the patient must be decided by the enduring guardian.

        (4)         If —

            (a)         subsections (2) and (3) do not apply; and

            (b)         the patient has a guardian who —

                  (i)         is authorised to make a treatment decision in respect of the treatment; and

                  (ii)         is reasonably available; and

                  (iii)         is willing to make a treatment decision in respect of the treatment,

                whether or not the treatment is provided to the patient must be decided by the guardian.

        (5)         If —

            (a)         subsections (2) to (4) do not apply; and

            (b)         there is a person responsible for the patient under section 110ZD,

                whether or not the treatment is provided to the patient must be decided by the person responsible.

        [Section 110ZJ inserted: No. 25 of 2008 s. 11.]



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