Natural Death Regulations (NT)

NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA

NATURAL DEATH REGULATIONS

As in force at 17 July 1989

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This reprint shows the Regulations as in force at 17 July 1989.  Any amendments that commence after that date are not included.

NATURAL DEATH regulations

Regulations under the Natural Death Act

1Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Natural Death Regulations.

2Form of direction

For the purposes of section 4(1) of the Act a direction shall be in the form specified in the Schedule.

Schedule

regulation 2

NOTICE OF DIRECTION PURSUANT TO NATURAL DEATH ACT

To:        The Medical Practitioner responsible for my treatment at such time when I am suffering from a terminal illness*

I, ..................………………………………………................, declare that I am of

(name of person making direction)

sound mind and have attained the age of 18 years AND in the event that I may suffer from a terminal illness* within the meaning of the Natural Death Act AND having the desire not to be subjected to extraordinary measures, namely medical or surgical measures that prolong life, or which are intended to prolong life, by supplanting or maintaining the operation of bodily functions that are temporarily or permanently incapable of independent operation, or to particular extraordinary measures specified below, DO HEREBY make the direction that I not be subjected to:

• ±

  extraordinary measures generally

• ±

  extraordinary measures, being ................…………………………

(specify particular kind of measures)

Dated ..........………...... 19........…..

Signature of person making direction: .............…………………….....

WITNESSED in the presence of 2 witnesses who have attained the age of 18 years

1 ......................………………..         2 ......................………………..

  ......................………………..            ......................………………..

  ......................………………..            ......................………………..

(Name, address, occupation)               (Name, address, occupation)

* Terminal illness means any illness, injury or degeneration of mental or physical faculties:

• (a)

  such that death would, if extraordinary measures were not undertaken, be imminent; and

• (b)

  from which there is no reasonable prospect of a temporary or permanent recovery, even if extraordinary measures were undertaken.

± Delete whichever is not applicable.

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  KEY

Key to abbreviations

 

amd = amended od = order

app = appendix om = omitted

bl = by-law pt = Part

ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule

cl = clause rem = remainder

div = Division renum = renumbered

exp = expires/expired rep = repealed

f = forms s = section

Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule

hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision

ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation

lt = long title sub = substituted

nc = not commenced

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  LIST OF LEGISLATION

Natural Death Regulations (SL No. 14, 1989)
Notified	17 July 1989
Commenced	17 July 1989