12. Patient’s rights to make informed decisions on treatment not affected
Feedback & supportSection 3 or 10 does not derogate from any duty of a medical practitioner to inform a patient who is conscious and capable of exercising a rational judgment of all the various forms of treatment that may be available in his or her particular case so that the patient may make an informed judgment as to whether a particular form of treatment should, or should not, be undertaken.
medical practitioner
“medical practitioner” means a person who is registered, or deemed to be registered, as a medical practitioner under the Medical Registration Act 1997;
This Act does not affect the right of a patient to make decisions in relation to the use of extraordinary life‑sustaining treatment, so long as he or she is able to do so.
patient
“patient” means any person (whether or not he or she is undergoing any medical treatment, care or therapy) who is not mentally disordered, who has attained 21 years of age and who has made or desires to make a directive in accordance with this Act;