Advance Medical Directive Act 1996
Table of Contents
Long Title
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
3 Power to make advance medical directive
4 Duty of witness
5 Registration of directives
6 Registry of directives and objections
7 Revocation of directive
8 Panel of specialists
9 Certification of terminal illness
10 Duty of medical practitioner
11 Advance directive not to affect palliative care
12 Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on treatment not affected
13 Act not to affect other rights
14 Penalty for obtaining directive by fraud, forging directive or concealing revocation
15 Offence to enquire whether directive made
16 Offence to require directive as condition for insurance or medical care
17 Act permits only natural death and not euthanasia or abetment of suicide
18 Act not to affect insurance policies
19 Protection of medical practitioners and other persons acting in good faith and without negligence
20 Certain aspects of causation of death
21 Composition of offences
22 Regulations