Western Australian Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 17

17 .         People who can give informed consent

                Informed consent to the provision of treatment to a patient can be given by —

            (a)         the patient; or

            (b)         if the patient does not have the capacity to make a treatment decision about the provision of the treatment to himself or herself — the person who is authorised by law to make the treatment decision on the patient’s behalf.

        Notes for this section:

        1.         An adult can give informed consent by making an advance health directive (see the GAA Act section 110ZJ(2)).

        2.         An adult’s enduring guardian or guardian, or the person responsible for an adult, can give informed consent on the adult’s behalf (see the GAA Act section 110ZJ(3) to (5)).

        3.         A child’s parent or guardian can give informed consent on the child’s behalf unless the child has the capacity to give informed consent (see section 302(3)).