Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) Section 3(1)
is amended by deleting the definition of “treatment”.
(2) Section 3(1)
is amended by inserting in the appropriate alphabetical positions —
“
“advance health directive”
means —
(a) an
advance health directive made under Part 9B; or
(b) an
instrument recognised as such under section 110ZA;
“enduring guardian” means —
(a) the
person who is the enduring guardian under an enduring power of guardianship;
or
(b) the
persons who are the joint enduring guardians under an enduring power of
guardianship,
and includes a
substitute enduring guardian while he or she is the enduring guardian or a
joint enduring guardian under an enduring power of guardianship;
“enduring power of guardianship”
means —
(a) an
enduring power of guardianship made under Part 9A; or
(b) an
instrument recognised as such under section 110O;
“life sustaining measure” means a
medical, surgical or nursing procedure directed at supplanting or maintaining
a vital bodily function that is temporarily or permanently incapable of
independent operation, and includes assisted ventilation and cardiopulmonary
resuscitation;
“palliative care” means a medical,
surgical or nursing procedure directed at relieving a person’s pain,
discomfort or distress, but does not include a life sustaining measure;
“substitute enduring guardian” means a
person appointed as a substitute enduring guardian under section 110C(1);
“treatment” means —
(a)
medical or surgical treatment, including —
(i)
a life sustaining measure; and
(ii)
palliative care;
or
(b)
dental treatment; or
(c)
other health care;
“treatment decision” , in relation to
a person, means a decision to consent or refuse consent to the commencement or
continuation of any treatment of the person.
”.