Health Care Decision Making Act 2023

An application may be made to NTCAT for an order under section 41 by the following persons:

a health care provider who has the care of, or is administering health care to, an adult;

the health care decision maker for an adult;

the Public Guardian;

any other person who NTCAT is satisfied has a special interest in the affairs of the adult.

Subject to subsection (3), an application must be commenced as soon as practicable.

An application on the grounds that a health care decision maker made or is making a health care decision contrary to the wishes of an adult must be filed without delay after the applicant forms a reasonable belief of those grounds.

Note for subsection (3)

The application should be filed within a day of forming the belief if possible.