Role of Public Guardian
22 Role of Public Guardian
The Public Guardian has authority to make a health care decision for an adult if:
the adult has impaired decision making capacity in relation to the health care decision; and
the adult has not made an advance consent decision in an advance personal plan in relation to the health care decision; and
no health care decision maker meets the criteria of section 14(1); and
no application is made to NTCAT for an order under section 41(1)(c).
In addition to subsection (1), the Public Guardian has authority to make a health care decision for an adult if:
appointed as the adult's guardian with health care authority under the Guardianship of Adults Act 2016; or
appointed as a person with health care authority for the adult under the Advance Personal Planning Act 2013; or
ordered to be the health care decision maker by NTCAT under section 41(1)(c)(i).
The following provisions of this Act apply to the making of a health care decision by the Public Guardian under subsections (1) and
:
section 15;
sections 17 to 21;
sections 27 to 30.
Part 3 Administering health care
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