📘 Guardianship and Administration Amendment (Medical Research) Act 2020
014 of 2020Assented 6 April 2020
This Act amends the Guardianship and Administration Act 1990 to introduce provisions relating to medical research involving individuals who lack the capacity to consent. It defines medical research and outlines the decision-making process for participation in such research.
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Individuals lacking capacity to consent, their guardians, medical researchers, healthcare providers, and the State Administrative Tribunal are affected. The Act establishes a framework for ethical and legal medical research involving vulnerable individuals.
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