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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 20

20 .         Sufficient time for consideration

                A person cannot be asked to make a treatment decision about the provision of treatment to a patient unless the person is given —

            (a)         sufficient time to consider the matters involved in the treatment decision; and

            (b)         a reasonable opportunity to discuss those matters with the health professional who is proposing the provision of the treatment; and

            (c)         a reasonable opportunity to obtain any other advice or assistance in relation to the treatment decision that the person wishes.



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