(c) any other medical procedure— but does not include palliative care; includes— palliative care (a) the provision of reasonable medical procedures for the relief of pain, suffering and discomfort; or (b) the reasonable provision of food and water; means a certificate S. 3 def. of refusal of treatment certificate refusal of in the form of Schedule 1 or 3 and, if that treatment certificate is modified, includes that certificate amended by certificate as modified and in force for the No. 7/1990 time being; s. 5. means a person S. 3 def. of registered medical practitioner registered registered under the Health Practitioner medical Regulation National Law to practise in the practitioner inserted by medical profession (other than as a student); No. 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 37.1(b)), amended by No. 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 36), substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 37). means Victorian Civil and S. 3 def. of Tribunal Tribunal Administrative Tribunal established by the inserted by Victorian Civil and Administrative No. 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 Tribunal Act 1998. item 60.1). 4 Other legal rights not affected (1) This Act does not affect any right of a person under any other law to refuse medical treatment.
(c) any other medical procedure— but does not include palliative care; palliative care includes— (a) the provision of reasonable medical procedures for the relief of pain, suffering and discomfort; or (b) the reasonable provision of food and water; S. 3 def. of refusal of treatment certificate amended by No. 7/1990 s. 5. refusal of treatment certificate means a certificate in the form of Schedule 1 or 3 and, if that certificate is modified, includes that certificate as modified and in force for the time being; S. 3 def. of registered medical practitioner inserted by No. 23/1994 s. 118(Sch. 1 item 37.1(b)), amended by No. 97/2005 s. 182(Sch. 4 item 36), substituted by No. 13/2010 s. 51(Sch. item 37). registered medical practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the medical profession (other than as a student); S. 3 def. of Tribunal inserted by No. 52/1998 s. 311(Sch. 1 item 60.1). Tribunal means Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal established by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998. 4 Other legal rights not affected (1) This Act does not affect any right of a person under any other law to refuse medical treatment.
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