Supported decision-making Law Institute Journal 11, 2023

What is supported decision-making? A person is considered to have decision-making capacity if they can make decisions with appropriate support, as opposed to being without decision-making capacity and requiring a substitute decision maker (including a guardian or attorney). 2While there is no uniform legislative definition of...

Planning ahead for decisions about medical treatment

The Victorian Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act commenced on 12 March 2018.  The law creates new opportunities for everyone in the community and their nearest and dearest. It also creates new obligations on health practitioners and health services. This new law creates binding Advance Care Directives,...