MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 222 Advance health directive may include views about treatment and care

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 222

222 Advance health directive may include views about treatment and care

(1) This section applies if, by an advance health directive, a principal gives a direction about health matters or special health matters, or appoints an attorney to exercise power for health matters, relating to the principal’s future treatment and care for a mental illness.

Note—

An advance health directive may be made under the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 only by an adult.

(2) Without limiting the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 , section 35 (1) (b) , the advance health directive may include the principal’s views, wishes and preferences about the principal’s future treatment and care for a mental illness.

Note—

Views, wishes and preferences about treatment and care expressed in an advance health directive must be taken into account under section 53 in deciding the nature and extent of treatment and care to be provided under a treatment authority.

(3) In this section—


"health matter" see the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 , schedule 2 , section 4 .


"principal" see the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 , section 5 .


"special health matter" see the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 , schedule 2 , section 6 .