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Hunter and New England Area Health Service v A   flag 

[2009] NSWSC 761; (2009) 74 NSWLR 88
Supreme Court of New South Wales
Australia - New South Wales
6th August, 2009

Cases Referring to this Case

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
NJ [2025] WASAT 35 State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 22 Apr 2025 AustLII flag
FXB [2024] NSWCATGD 14 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 16 Aug 2024 AustLII flag
C [2024] WASAT 50 State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 17 May 2024 AustLII flag
DX (Consent to Special Medical Treatment) [2023] TASCAT 215 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Tasmania 27 Nov 2023 AustLII flag
TI (Consent to Special Medical Treatment) [2023] TASCAT 105 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Tasmania 14 Jun 2023 AustLII flag
JBH (Application for Guardianship) [2022] TASCAT 110 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Tasmania 4 Oct 2022 AustLII flag
HYY (Guardianship) [2022] VCAT 97 Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Victoria 27 Jan 2022 AustLII flag
CBE (Application for Guardianship) [2021] TASCAT 5 Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Tasmania 19 Nov 2021 AustLII flag
Kassam v Hazzard; Henry v Hazzard [2021] NSWSC 1320; (2021) 362 FLR 113; (2021) 393 ALR 664 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 15 Oct 2021 AustLII flag
UI (Consent to Special Medical Treatment) [2020] TASGAB 48 Tasmanian Guardianship and Administration Board Australia - Tasmania 2 Dec 2020 AustLII flag
MS [2020] WASAT 146 State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 25 Nov 2020 AustLII flag
SZH [2020] NSWCATGD 28 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 24 Nov 2020 AustLII flag
Tasmanian Health Service v Public Trustee as Administrator of the estate of J [2020] TASFC 6 Supreme Court of Tasmania Australia - Tasmania 21 Oct 2020 AustLII flag
DG [2020] WASAT 90 State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 10 Aug 2020 AustLII flag
VZM [2020] NSWCATGD 25 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 3 Aug 2020 AustLII flag
NGN [2020] NSWCATGD 100 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 5 Jun 2020 AustLII flag
GKB [2020] NSWCATGD 99 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 13 May 2020 AustLII flag
B v Mental Health Tribunal [2020] TASSC 10 Supreme Court of Tasmania Australia - Tasmania 8 Apr 2020 AustLII flag
QZS [2020] NSWCATGD 41 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 7 Apr 2020 AustLII flag
Iju [2019] NSWCATGD 21 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 18 Dec 2019 AustLII flag
R v Thompson, David; R v Thompson, Phillip [2019] NSWSC 1396 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 18 Oct 2019 AustLII flag
In the matter of Clara [2019] ACAT 46 Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Australian Capital Territory 15 May 2019 AustLII flag
In the Matter of Jane [2019] ACAT 18 Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Australian Capital Territory 31 Jan 2019 AustLII flag
PBU & NJE v Mental Health Tribunal [2018] VSC 564 Supreme Court of Victoria Australia - Victoria 1 Nov 2018 AustLII flag
Common Cause (a Regd Society) v Union of India [2018] INSC 204 Supreme Court of India India 9 Mar 2018 LIIofIndia flag
Pere v Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service [2017] QCA 225 Supreme Court of Queensland - Court of Appeal Australia - Queensland 6 Oct 2017 AustLII flag
Dxi [2016] NSWCATGD 4 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 24 Jun 2016 AustLII flag
Application of a Local Health District; Re a Patient Fay [2016] NSWSC 624 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 14 May 2016 AustLII flag
Boyce v Bunce [2015] NSWSC 1924 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 17 Dec 2015 AustLII flag
Umg [2015] NSWCATGD 54 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 11 Dec 2015 AustLII flag
In the Matter of ER [2015] ACAT 73 Australian Capital Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Australian Capital Territory 29 Oct 2015 AustLII flag
Ufh [2015] NSWCATGD 58 New South Wales Civil and Administrative Tribunal - Guardianship Division Australia - New South Wales 13 Jul 2015 AustLII flag
Es v AC (SA 57/2012) [2015] NASC 11 Supreme Court of Namibia Namibia 24 Jun 2015 SAFLII flag
White v Johnston [2015] NSWCA 18; (2015) 87 NSWLR 779 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Appeal Australia - New South Wales 18 Feb 2015 AustLII flag
HH [2014] WASAT 95 State Administrative Tribunal of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 4 Aug 2014 AustLII flag
Wilson v Western Health (Human Rights) [2014] VCAT 771 Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Victoria 1 Jul 2014 AustLII flag
Wilson v Western Health (Human Rights) [2014] VCAT 797 Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Australia - Victoria 1 Jul 2014 AustLII flag
Re JS [2014] NSWSC 302 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 4 Mar 2014 AustLII flag
QLB (Guardianship) [2012] TASGAB 31 Tasmanian Guardianship and Administration Board Australia - Tasmania 1 Oct 2012 AustLII flag
"Table of Cases" [2011] ELECD 25 Edited Legal Collections Data Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
(Medical Consent) [2010] TASGAB 25 Tasmanian Guardianship and Administration Board Australia - Tasmania 9 Nov 2010 AustLII flag
Justins v R [2010] NSWCCA 242; (2010) 79 NSWLR 544; (2010) 204 A Crim R 315 Supreme Court of New South Wales - Court of Criminal Appeal Australia - New South Wales 28 Oct 2010 AustLII flag
Tac [2010] NSWGT 23 Guardianship Tribunal of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 23 Jul 2010 AustLII flag
H Ltd v J [2010] SASC 176; (2010) 107 SASR 352; (2010) 240 FLR 402 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia 15 Jun 2010 AustLII flag
Gorman v Medical Board of NSW [2009] NSWSC 1099 Supreme Court of New South Wales Australia - New South Wales 22 Oct 2009 AustLII flag
Brightwater Care Group (Inc) v Rossiter [2009] WASC 229; (2009) 40 WAR 84; 2 ACJ 3 Supreme Court of Western Australia Australia - Western Australia 20 Aug 2009 AustLII flag

Law Reform Reports Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
- Review of the Guardianship Act 1987 [2018] NSWLRC 145 New South Wales Law Reform Commission Australia - New South Wales circa 2018 AustLII flag

Law Journal Articles Referring to this Case

Journal Article Title Citation(s) Author Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
"Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing for Adult-Onset Conditions: Reproductive Choice and the Welfare of the Future Child" (2022) 45 Melbourne University Law Review 730 Taylor-Sands, Michelle; Bowman-Smart, Hilary Australia circa 2022 AustLII flag
"A Review of Advance Care Directives and Enduring Powers of Attorney in South Australia: Preserving Autonomy and Preventing Abuse" (2022) 43 Adelaide Law Review 225 Villios, Sylvia; Pandos, Olga C Australia circa 2022 AustLII flag
"Legal Challenges to ICU Triage Decisions in the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Effectively Does the Law Regulate Bedside Rationing Decisions in Australia?" (2021) 44 University of New South Wales Law Journal 9 Close, Eliana; Young, Simon; Cockburn, Tina; Willmott, Lindy; White, Ben P Australia circa 2021 AustLII flag
"Is the Wisdom of a Person's Decision Relevant to Their Capacity to Make That Decision?" (2020) 46 Monash University Law Review 39 Boyle, Sam Australia circa 2020 AustLII flag
"Tensions in the work of mental health tribunals" [2019] PrecedentAULA 5 (2019) 150 Precedent 13 Maylea, Chris Australia circa 2019 AustLII flag
"Choosing Wisely: Law's Contribution as a Cause of and a Cure for Unwise Healthcare Choices" [2017] UTSLRS 16 Ries, Nola M Australia circa 2017 AustLII flag
"(Failed) Voluntary Euthanasia Law Reform in Australia: Two Decades of Trends, Models and Politics" (2016) 39 University of New South Wales Law Journal 1 Willmott, Lindy; White, Ben; Stackpoole, Christopher; Purser, Kelly; McGee, Andrew Australia circa 2016 AustLII flag
"A Time to Fly and a Time to Die: Suicide Tourism and Assisted Dying in Australia Considered" [2016] UNSWLRS 4 Al-Alosi, Hadeel Australia circa 2016 AustLII flag
"Hunger strikes in immigration detention: Regulation 535 of the Migration Regulations 1994 (Cth)" [2015] PrecedentAULA 41 (2015) 128 Precedent 52 Birchall, Ebony Australia circa 2015 AustLII flag
"Winds of Change: Law & Society - Management of Life, Death and Estate Administration" [2015] ElderLawRw 4 Lindsay, Justice Geoff Australia circa 2015 AustLII flag
"Editorial" [2014] ElderLawRw 1 Lentini, Esterina Australia circa 2014 AustLII flag
"Assisting another to die" [2014] PrecedentAULA 13 (2014) 122 Precedent 2 Casey, Terry Australia circa 2014 AustLII flag
"Are we forgetting something? Advance directives in the context of Alzheimer's disease" (2013) 3 New Zealand Law Students Journal 1 Sherratt, Emma New Zealand circa 2013 NZLII flag
"For the Record" [2013] BalJlNTLawSoc 39 Lawton, Megan Australia circa 2013 AustLII flag
"Prosecutorial Guidelines for Voluntary Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Autonomy, Public Confidence and High Quality Decision-Making" (2012) 36 Melbourne University Law Review 656 White, Ben; Downie, Jocelyn Australia circa 2012 AustLII flag
"Death tourism" [2011] PrecedentAULA 84 (2011) 107 Precedent 34 Collaghan, Sascha Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"Table of Cases" [2011] ELECD 25 Edited Legal Collections Data Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"Chapter 11 - The Development of the Law Relating to Medical Treatment of Incapable People" [2011] SydUPLawBk 13 O'Neill, Nick; Peisah, Carmelle Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"Chapter 9 - Enduring Guardianship" [2011] SydUPLawBk 11 O'Neill, Nick; Peisah, Carmelle Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"Chapter 12 - Substitute Consent to Medical and Dental Treatment" [2011] SydUPLawBk 14 O'Neill, Nick; Peisah, Carmelle Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"Chapter 13 - Advance Directives" [2011] SydUPLawBk 15 O'Neill, Nick; Peisah, Carmelle Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"Chapter 14 - The Proper Practice and Law relating to decision-making about Treatment and Care at the End of Life" [2011] SydUPLawBk 16 O'Neill, Nick; Peisah, Carmelle Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"Chapter 16 - Capacity to Consent to Research" [2011] SydUPLawBk 18 O'Neill, Nick; Peisah, Carmelle Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"Presuming Competence to Consent: Could Anything be Sillier?" (2011) 30 University of Queensland Law Journal 165 Skegg, P D G Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"Doctors Liability for Homicide under the WA Criminal Code: Defining the Role of Defences" (2011) 35 (2) University of Western Australia Law Review 287 Blake, Meredith Australia - Western Australia circa 2011 AustLII flag
"The Right of Self-Determination: Brightwater Care Group (Inc) v Rossiter" (2010) 12 University of Notre Dame Australia Law Review 209 Ellis, Gemma Australia circa 2010 AustLII flag
"Uncomfortable Bedfellows: Queensland Criminal Law and Patients' Rights to Refuse Life-sustaining Treatment" [2009] JCULawRw 5 (2009) 16 James Cook University Law Review 90 Shircore, Many; Barrett, Malcolm Australia circa 2009 AustLII flag

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name Provision
Guardianship Act 1987 (NSW) s3, s6A, s6D, s33, s37, s40

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name Citation(s) Court Jurisdiction Date †  Full Text Citation Index
Re Bridges [2000] QSC 188; [2001] 1 Qd R 574 Supreme Court of Queensland Australia - Queensland circa 2000 AustLII flag
Re MB [1997] 2 FCR 514 Federal Court of Australia Australia circa 1997 Legal Online / Westlaw flag
Airedale Hospital Trustees v Bland [1992] UKHL 5; [1993] AC 789; [1993] 1 All ER 821; [1993] 2 WLR 316 House of Lords United Kingdom 4 Feb 1993 BAILII flag
Rogers v Whitaker [1992] HCA 58; (1992) 175 CLR 479; (1992) 109 ALR 625; (1992) 67 ALJR 47; [1992] Aust Torts Reports 81-189; 51 ATPR 40-771 High Court of Australia Australia - Commonwealth 19 Nov 1992 AustLII flag
T, In re (adult refusal of medical treatment) [1992] EWCA Civ 18; [1993] Fam 95; [1992] 4 All ER 649; [1993] Fam Law 27; [1992] 3 WLR 782; [1992] 3 Med LR 306 England and Wales Court of Appeal - Civil Division United Kingdom - England and Wales 30 Jul 1992 BAILII flag
S, In re (adult: refusal of medical treatment) [1993] Fam 123; [1992] 4 All ER 671; [1992] 3 WLR 806 United Kingdom circa 1992 LexisNexis flag
F (Mental Patient: Sterilisation), In re [1991] UKHL 1; [1990] 2 AC 1 House of Lords United Kingdom 17 Jul 1990 BAILII flag
Re AC (1990) 573 A2d 1235 United States circa 1990 flag
Malette v Shulman (1990) 72 OR 2d 417; (1990) 67 DLR (4th) 321 Canada - Ontario circa 1990 flag
F v R (1983) 33 SASR 189; 35 Aust Torts Reports 80-147 Supreme Court of South Australia Australia - South Australia circa 1983 Legal Online / Westlaw flag
Schloendorff v Society of New York Hospital 105 NE 92; 211 NY 125; 52 LRANS 505 United States - New York circa 1992 flag

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