Appointment of Support Person – VIC (for someone signing on behalf of the Appointor)
This document can only be used when the appointor directs another person to sign the form for him/her.
An Appointment of Support Person is a legal document governed by The Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Act 2016 (VIC) and The Medical Treatment Planning and Decisions Regulations 2018 (VIC). It is a legal document that appoints only one person:
- to support the Appointor to make, communicate, and give effect to their medical treatment decisions; and
- to represent the interests of the Appointor in respect of the appointor’s medical treatment when the Appointor loses decision-making capacity to make medical treatment decisions.