Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Medical Treatment Act 1988 - SECT 5E

Copies of refusal of treatment certificate

5E. Copies of refusal of treatment certificate



(1) The Board of a public hospital or denominational hospital and the
proprietor of a private hospital or nursing home must take reasonable steps to
ensure that a copy of any refusal of treatment certificate applying to a
person who is a patient in the hospital or home and of any notification of the
cancellation of such a certificate-

   (a)  is placed with the patient's record kept by the hospital or home; and

   (b)  is given to the chief executive officer (by whatever name called) of
        the hospital or home;

   (c)  is given to the principal registrar of the Tribunal within 7 days
        after the certificate is completed.



(2) A registered medical practitioner who signs the verification in a refusal
of treatment certificate for a person who is not a patient in a public
hospital, denominational hospital, private hospital or nursing home must take
reasonable steps to ensure that a copy of the refusal of treatment certificate
is given to the principal registrar of the Tribunal within 7 days after it is
made.