MEDICAL TREATMENT (HEALTH DIRECTIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 9 Requirements for non-written health directions
MEDICAL TREATMENT (HEALTH DIRECTIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 9
Requirements for non-written health directions(1) A health direction (other than a written direction) is not valid unless it is witnessed by 2 health professionals (1 of whom is a doctor) present at the same time.
(2) Subsection (1) is subject to section 6 (Other legal rights not affected) and section 11 (People with decision-making capacity to be informed of alternatives etc).