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Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
35YRevoking advance care directive where person has decision-making ability
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### 35Y Revoking advance care directive where person has decision-making ability
> > (1) [*\[Section 35Y Subsection (1) amended by No. 21 of 2023, s. 33, Applied:01 Sep 2024\]*](/view/html/inforce/2024-09-01/act-2023-021#GS33@EN) A person giving an advance care directive may revoke the advance care directive at any time in the prescribed manner if the person has decision-making ability in respect of that decision and understands the consequences of revoking the advance care directive.
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> > (2) On revoking an advance care directive, the person who revoked the advance care directive must, as soon as is reasonably practicable, take reasonable steps –
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> > > > (a) to advise each person appointed as the person’s enduring guardian of the revocation; and
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> > > > (b) to notify each other person or organisation that has been given a copy of the advance care directive of the revocation; and
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> > > > (c) in the case of an advance care directive that has been registered, notify the Tribunal of the revocation.
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> > (3) If a person gives an advance care directive, any previous advance care directive given by the person is revoked.