Victorian Numbered Acts Victorian Numbered ActsA 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).