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In forceMeaning of health care decision
Part 1Preliminary matters
7 Meaning of health care decision
(1)
A health care decision is a decision whether to commence, continue, withdraw or withhold health care for an adult.
(2)
A health care decision to commence, continue, withdraw or withhold health care made by a health care decision maker is taken to be consent on behalf of the adult to the commencement, continuation, withdrawal or withholding of that health care.
(3)
A health care decision to not commence, not continue, not withdraw or not withhold health care made by a health care decision maker is taken to be refusal to consent on behalf of the adult to the commencement, continuation, withdrawal or withholding of that health care.
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