Definitions
4 Definitions
In this Act:
advance care statement, see section 3 of the Advance
Personal Planning Act 2013.
advance consent decision means a health care decision set out in an advance personal plan under the Advance Personal
Planning Act 2013.
health care, see section 6.
health care decision, see section 7.
health care decision maker means a person determined under Part 2 with authority under this Act to make a health care decision.
health care provider means an individual who provides health care.
impaired decision making capacity, see section 8.
Public Guardian means the Public Guardian established under section 60 of the Guardianship of Adults Act 2016.
Senior Practitioner means the person appointed under section 9 of the National Disability Insurance Scheme
(Authorisations) Act 2019.
willing and able, see section 9.
Note for section 4
The Interpretation Act 1978 contains definitions and other provisions that may be relevant to this Act.
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