ADVANCE CARE DIRECTIVES ACT 2013 - SECT 19
ADVANCE CARE DIRECTIVES ACT 2013 - SECT 19
19—Binding and non-binding provisions
(1) Subject to this
section, a provision of an advance care directive comprising a refusal of
particular health care (whether express or implied) will, for the purposes of
this Act, be taken to be a "binding provision".
Note—
Certain provisions of an advance care directive refusing some forms of
mandatory medical treatment are void—see section 12(1)(b).
(1a) Despite any other
provision of this Act, a provision of an advance care directive that purports
to be a refusal of health care arising out of, or directly related to, the
attempted suicide or self-harm of the person who gave the
advance care directive will be taken to be a non-binding provision.
(2) If a
binding provision of an advance care directive is expressed to apply, or to be
binding, only in specified circumstances, the provision will be taken to be a
binding provision only in respect of those circumstances.
(3) All other
provisions of an advance care directive are
"non-binding provisions".