MEDICAL TREATMENT PLANNING AND DECISIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 11 Interpreting an advance care directive

MEDICAL TREATMENT PLANNING AND DECISIONS ACT 2016 - SECT 11

Subject to any statement in an advance care directive to the contrary, a reference in an advance care directive to particular medical treatment includes a reference to any other medical treatment that is—

        (a)     of substantially the same kind; or

        (b)     only distinguishable on technical grounds not likely to be understood or appreciated by the person who gave the advance care directive.