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Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
48ERequirement to ascertain existence of advance care directive
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### 48E Requirement to ascertain existence of advance care directive
> Before a health and medical research practitioner conducts health and medical research in relation to a person to whom this Part applies, the health and medical research practitioner must make reasonable efforts –
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> > > (a) to ascertain if the person has given an advance care directive; and
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> > > (b) if the person has given an advance care directive, to obtain a copy of that advance care directive.