Advance Care Directives ("living wills")

Advance Care Directives are a documentation of your preferences for medical care and treatment to apply in any future situation where you are unable to communicate or make decisions yourself.

The process and legal status of advance care directives can vary between the states, and changes from time to time.

More information

• Respecting Patient Choices - national information about the advance care planning process, including contacts and medico-legal information about advance care directives for each state.
• Advance Care Directive Association Inc, publisher of My Health, My Future, My Choice, a workbook for developing advance care directives in NSW.