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Powers of Attorney Act 1998
sec.180Certificate signed by nurse practitioner that is included in advance health directive
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### sec.180 Certificate signed by nurse practitioner that is included in advance health directive
This section applies to an advance health directive made after the commencement.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that a nurse practitioner may, under section 44(6), sign and date a certificate that is included in the advance health directive whether or not it is stated in the approved form for the advance health directive that the nurse practitioner may sign the certificate.
In this section—
nurse practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student, whose registration is endorsed as being qualified to practise as a nurse practitioner.
s 180 ins 2021 No. 23 s 48
(sec.180-ssec.1) This section applies to an advance health directive made after the commencement.
(sec.180-ssec.2) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a nurse practitioner may, under section 44(6), sign and date a certificate that is included in the advance health directive whether or not it is stated in the approved form for the advance health directive that the nurse practitioner may sign the certificate.
(sec.180-ssec.3) In this section— nurse practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the nursing profession, other than as a student, whose registration is endorsed as being qualified to practise as a nurse practitioner.