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Guardianship and Administration Act 2000
sec.66BCertificate in clinical records if life-sustaining measure withheld or withdrawn
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### sec.66B Certificate in clinical records if life-sustaining measure withheld or withdrawn
This section applies if a life-sustaining measure is withheld or withdrawn for an adult other than because of section 63A .
The adult’s health provider must certify in the adult’s medical records as to the various things enabling the measure to be withheld or withdrawn because of—
for a withholding or withdrawal under a direction in the adult’s advance health directive— section 66 (2) and the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 , section 36 ; or
for a withholding or withdrawal by consent— section 66 (3) , (4) or (5) and section 66A .
s 66B ins 2001 No. 95 s 10
(sec.66B-ssec.1) This section applies if a life-sustaining measure is withheld or withdrawn for an adult other than because of section 63A .
(sec.66B-ssec.2) The adult’s health provider must certify in the adult’s medical records as to the various things enabling the measure to be withheld or withdrawn because of— for a withholding or withdrawal under a direction in the adult’s advance health directive— section 66 (2) and the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 , section 36 ; or for a withholding or withdrawal by consent— section 66 (3) , (4) or (5) and section 66A .
- (a) for a withholding or withdrawal under a direction in the adult’s advance health directive— section 66 (2) and the Powers of Attorney Act 1998 , section 36 ; or
- (b) for a withholding or withdrawal by consent— section 66 (3) , (4) or (5) and section 66A .