s 32B
In forceWho is a health attorney for a protected person?
Part 2AConsent to medical treatment without formal representation
32B Who is a health attorney for a protected person?
(1)
Each of the following people is a health attorney for a protected person:
(a)
the protected person’s domestic partner;
(b)
a carer for the protected person;
(c)
a close relative or close friend of the protected person.
(2)
However, a person is not a health attorney if the person—
(a)
is a child; or
(b)
has impaired decision-making ability.
(3)
The order of health attorneys in subsection (1) is the priority order for the health attorneys.
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