Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if a health professional has requested a health attorney for a protected person to give consent to medical treatment for the protected person and the health attorney refuses to give the consent.
(2) The health professional must refer the matter to the public advocate.
(3) On referral of a matter, the public advocate must—
(a) if the public advocate considers the refusal reasonable—take no further action; or
(b) apply to the ACAT to be appointed as guardian for the protected person.