Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Before administering health care to an adult with impaired decision making capacity, a health care provider must make reasonable efforts in the circumstances to ascertain if the adult made an advance consent decision in relation to the health care.
(2) Subject to sections 33 (2) and 2023_19285.html#_Ref129070758">41 (2), a health care provider has authority to administer health care to an adult with impaired decision making capacity in accordance with the adult's advance consent decision in relation to the health care, without the consent of a health care decision maker.
Note for subsection (2)
Section 19 provides for the effect of an advance care consent decision.
(3) If after reasonable efforts the health care provider is not aware of an advance consent decision, the health care provider must make reasonable efforts in the circumstances to contact the appropriate health care decision maker for the adult with impaired decision making capacity.
(4) A health care provider must keep a written record of the provider's efforts to comply with subsections (1) and (3).
(5) For this section, a health care provider must make reasonable efforts to follow any guidelines issued by the Public Guardian under section 55 (b).
Note for section 23
These responsibilities are subject to Part 4 regarding administration of health care in urgent circumstances.