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MAB, Re [2009] QGAAT 19

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- Health Care & Medical Consent  - Queensland 

Withdrawal of treatment – Queensland

AAC, Re [2009] QGAAT 27 (refusal of consent by statutory health attorneys) (best interests and good medical practice)

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- Health Care & Medical Consent  - Queensland 

Withdrawal of treatment – New South Wales

QAN [2008] NSWGT 19 (23 September 2008) (end of life care, consent to withdrawal of treatment)

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- ACT and New South Wales  - Health Care & Medical Consent 

Whether person without mental illness can be compelled to take medication under forensic order – Queensland

AAG, Re [2009] QGAAT 43

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- Health Care & Medical Consent  - Queensland 

Restrictive Practices/supervised treatment orders – Queensland

LAB, Re [2009] QGAAT 14 (need for independant guardian)

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- Health Care & Medical Consent  - Queensland 

Restrictive Practices/supervised treatment orders – Victoria

MM (Guardianship) [2008] VCAT 1282 (26 June 2008 (capacity to consent)

LM (Guardianship) [2008] VCAT 2084 (re serious harm)

DAJ (Guardianship) [2009] VCAT 972 (28 April 2009)

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- Health Care & Medical Consent  - Victoria 

Responsibilities of Enduring Guardian – Tasmania

TN (Advice and Direction to EG) 26.8.05

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- Health Care & Medical Consent  - Tasmania 

Power and responsibilities of Appointed Guardian – Tasmania

E.R. (G’ship Application) 1.10.08 (to restrict adult’s smoking)

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- Health Care & Medical Consent  - Tasmania 

Power and responsibilities of Appointed Guardian – New South Wales

BAH [2007] NSWGT 1 (to make end of life health care decisions)

QAX [2009] NSWGT 11 (18 December 2009) (to make end of life health care decisions, mental health act doesn’t apply)

QAN [2008] NSWGT 19 (23 September 2008) (to make end of life decisions)

CFL [2007] NSWGT 21 (27 September 2007) (to override the patient’s refusal of treatment)

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- ACT and New South Wales  - Health Care & Medical Consent 

Failure of medical practitioner to obtain consent from person responsible or enduring guardian – Tasmania

TN (Advice and Direction to EG) 26.8.05

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- Health Care & Medical Consent  - Tasmania 

End of Life Care – New South Wales

QAN [2008] NSWGT 19 (23 September 2008)

YID [2007] NSWGT 19 (9 October 2007)

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- ACT and New South Wales  - Health Care & Medical Consent 

Consent to medical treatment – where carer’s beliefs conflict with patient’s best interests – New South Wales

NKQ [2008] NSWGT 21 (30 October 2008)

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- ACT and New South Wales  - Health Care & Medical Consent 

Consent to medical treatment – hysterectomy for pain relief/menstrual control – Western Australia

JS and CS [2009] WASAT 90

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- Health Care & Medical Consent  - Western Australia 

Consent to medical treatment – hysterectomy for pain relief/menstrual control – New South Wales

BAH [2009] NSWGT 8 (28 July 2009) (“special treatment”)

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