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Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016
54Administering palliative care
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54 Administering palliative care
A health practitioner may administer palliative care to any person who does not have decision‑making capacity for that care despite any decision of the person's medical treatment decision maker, but in making a decision to administer that care must—
(a) have regard to any preferences and values of the person, whether expressed by way of a values directive or otherwise; and
(b) consult with the person's medical treatment decision maker (if any).