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12The *Acts Amendment (Consent to Medical Treatment) Act 2008* s. 14 reads as follows:
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12 The *Acts Amendment (Consent to Medical Treatment) Act 2008* s. 14 reads as follows:
14. Review of the *Guardianship and Administration Act 1990*
(1) The Minister administering the *Guardianship and Administration Act 1990* is to carry out a review of the operation and effectiveness of the provisions of the *Guardianship and Administration Act 1990* and the relevant sections of *The Criminal Code* as soon as practicable after the expiration of 3 years from the commencement of this Act.
(2) The Minister is to prepare a report based on the review made under subsection (1) and cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament within 4 years after the commencement of this Act.
13 The *Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020* s. 13 and 15 were deleted before they came into operation by the *Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2023* s. 7 and 8.
**Defined terms**
*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*
**Defined term Provision(s)**
act 114(4)
administration order 3(1)
administrator 3(1)
advance health directive 3(1), 110ZH
application 3(1)
appointee 110E(1)
appointor 110A
corporate trustee 3(1)
Court 18(1)
Deputy President 3(1)
designated country 67(5)
determination 3(1)
donee 102
electroconvulsive therapy 3(1)
enduring guardian 3(1)
enduring power of attorney 102
enduring power of guardianship 3(1)
executive officer 3(1)
foreign administrator 83B(4)
Full Tribunal 3(1)
guardian 3(1)
guardianship order 3(1)
Health Minister 110ZO
health professional 110ZH
HREC 110ZO
independent medical practitioner 110ZO
lead researcher 110ZO
life sustaining measure 3(1)
medical practitioner 110ZO
medical research 3(1), 3AA(1), (2), (3)
member 3(1)
mental disability 3(1)
National Statement 110ZO
nearest relative 3(1)
palliative care 3(1)
party 3(1)
patient 110ZC, 110ZH
personal information 3(1)
placebo 3(1)
prescribed day Sch. 5 cl. 7(1)
President 3(1)
procedure for the sterilisation 56, 110ZT(1)
Public Advocate 3(1)
Public Trustee 3(1)
registered health practitioner 110ZO
relevant finding 67(5)
relevant official 83C(4)
report request 110ZZA(3)
represented person 3(1), 56
research candidate 3(1)
research decision 3(1)
research decision-maker 3(1), 110ZP(1)
researcher 110ZO
review application 110ZO
reviewed decision 110ZO
substitute enduring guardian 3(1)
take research action 110ZX(1)
take treatment action 110ZK(1)
treatment 3(1)
treatment decision 3(1)
urgent medical research decision 110ZO
urgent treatment 110ZH
Defined terms
*[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]*
**Defined term Provision(s)**
abortion treatment decision 110ZLD(1)
act 114(4)
administration order 3(1)
administrator 3(1)
advance health directive 3(1), 110ZH
application 3(1)
appointee 110E(1)
appointor 110A
corporate trustee 2(1)
Court 18(1)
Deputy President 3(1)
designated country 67(5)
determination 3(1), 30(1A)
donee 102
electroconvulsive therapy 3(1)
enduring guardian 3(1)
enduring power of attorney 102
enduring power of guardianship 3(1)
executive officer 3(1)
foreign administrator 83B(4)
Full Tribunal 3(1)
guardian 3(1)
guardianship order 3(1)
Health Minister 110ZO
health professional 110ZH
HREC 110ZO
independent medical practitioner 110ZO
lead researcher 110ZO
life sustaining measure 3(1)
medical practitioner 110ZO
medical research 3(1), 3AA(1), (2) and (3)
member 3(1)
mental disability 3(1)
National Statement 110ZO
nearest relative 3(1)
palliative care 3(1)
party 3(1)
patient 110ZC, 110ZH
personal information 3(1)
placebo 3(1)
prescribed day Sch. 5 cl. 7(1)
President 3(1)
procedure for the sterilisation 56, 110ZT(1)
Public Advocate 3(1)
Public Trustee 3(1)
registered health practitioner 110ZO
relevant finding 67(5)
relevant official 83C(4)
report request 110ZZA(3)
represented person 3(1), 56
research candidate 3(1)
research decision 3(1)
research decision-maker 3(1), 110ZP(1)
researcher 110ZO
review application 110ZO
reviewed decision 110ZO
substitute enduring guardian 3(1)
take abortion action 110ZLD(1)
take research action 110ZX(1)
take treatment action 110ZK(1)
treatment 3(1)
treatment decision 3(1)
urgent medical research decision 110ZO
urgent treatment 110ZH
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