In Australia, end-of-life law is complex, particularly where state and territory laws are different, as well as where there are areas of legal uncertainty. Listed below are some aspects of end-of-life care that you may wish to consider and plan for.
- advance care directives;
- capacity and consent to medical treatment;
- children and end-of-life decision-making;
- emergency medical treatment in each state and territory;
- euthanasia and physician assisted dying;
- futile or non-beneficial medical treatment;
- guardianship law;
- organ donation;
- palliative medication and sedation;;
- stopping treatment
- substitute decision-making for adults; and
- withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from adults.
