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Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
35JFormal requirements for advance care directive in language other than English
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### 35J Formal requirements for advance care directive in language other than English
> > (1) The following provisions apply if a person wishes to give an advance care directive in a language other than English:
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> > > > (a) the advance care directive may be given with the assistance of an interpreter or translator who is qualified as an interpreter or translator in the language that the person who wishes to give the advance care directive understands;
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> > > > (b) the advance care directive form must be completed in English;
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> > > > (c) the interpreter or translator must certify on the advance care directive form that the interpreter or translator assisted in the interpretation or translation of the advance care directive form.
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> > (2) A person must not act as an interpreter or translator for a person who wishes to give an advance care directive under this Part if the interpreter or translator is a person prohibited from witnessing the advance care directive under [section 35I(5)](#GS35I@Gs5@EN) .