Western Australian Numbered Acts

ACTS AMENDMENT (CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT) ACT 2008 (NO. 25 OF 2008) - SECT 6

6 .         Section 45 amended

        (1)         Section 45(2) is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting “may —” and inserting instead —

                “ may do any of the following — ”;

            (b)         by deleting paragraph (d) and inserting instead —

“
            (d)         subject to subsection (4), make treatment decisions for the represented person;

”;

            (c)         after paragraph (g) by deleting “and”.

        (2)         Section 45(3) is amended as follows:

            (a)         by deleting “may not —” and inserting instead —

“
                cannot do any of the following on behalf of the represented person —

”;

            (b)         after paragraph (c) by deleting “or”;

            (c)         after paragraph (d) by deleting the comma and inserting a full stop instead;

            (d)         by deleting “on behalf of a represented person; or”;

            (e)         by deleting paragraph (e).

        (3)         After section 45(3) the following subsection is inserted —

“
        (4)         A plenary guardian cannot consent to the sterilisation of the represented person, except in accordance with Division 3.

”.