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South Australia

 
In South Australia, the Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Act (1995) allows a person over eighteen years of age to write an Advance Medical Directive will which is known as an Anticipatory Directive. However, this applies to a terminal illness only.
 
An Agent can also be appointed in South Australia as a person who can consent to the withdrawal/withholding of life-sustaining treatment, but not the withdrawal of provision/administration of food and water or pain-relieving drugs. 
 
An explanatory brochure titled: Medical Power of Attorney and An Anticipatory Direction is available.
 
The necessary forms for the making of an Anticipatory Directive are contained in a document called A Guide for Those Completing an Anticipatory Direction.
 
The necessary forms for the appointment of a Medical Power of Attorney are contained in a document called  A Guide for Those Completing a Medical Power of Attorney.
 
A State Register of Anticipatory Directives is operated by Medic-Alert, 216 Greenhill Road, Eastwood SA 5063, ph. 08 8274 0361.

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