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MEDICAL TREATMENT BILL 1994

Detail Stage

Clause 4

Debate resumed from 21 September 1994.

MADAM SPEAKER: The question is: That Mr Connolly's amendment No. 2 be agreed to.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 5 agreed to.

Clause 6

MR CONNOLLY (Attorney-General and Minister for Health) (11.10): I move:

Page 3, lines 19 to 24, omit the words on the lines, substitute the following:

"may make a direction in writing, orally or in any other way in which the person can communicate to refuse, or for the withdrawal of, medical treatment -

(a) generally; or

(b) of a particular kind;

for a current condition.".

Madam Speaker, this is a Government amendment to clarify the way in which a direction can be set out. The reasons behind it are set out in the explanatory memorandum. It is a fairly technical amendment.

Amendment agreed to.

Clause, as amended, agreed to.

Clause 7 agreed to.

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