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The Health Care Decision Making Act 2023 provides a contemporary framework and principles for health care decision making for Territorians with impaired decision-making capacity.
Please note that due to upcoming regional “Show Day” public Holidays, the Public Guardian and Trustee Offices will be closed on these dates.
As of 7 May 2024, all of our services will be available from Berrimah.
When you are completing the form to the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal to apply for a guardianship order, you need to include evidence that shows the person needs a guardian to help them make decisions.
Our Guardianship services have moved and are now located at Level 1, Building 3, Darwin Corporate Park, 631 Stuart Highway, Berrimah NT.
When an adult close to you has difficulty making decisions, you might want to consider if a guardian is required as a safeguard.
An Advance Personal Plan (APP), or ‘living will’, is a document that allows you to make decisions about your future health, financial and lifestyle preferences.
Our Guardianship services have moved and are now located at Level 1, Building 3, Darwin Corporate Park, 631 Stuart Highway, Berrimah NT.
Share what matters most. Advance care planning involves thinking and communicating your preferences for future health care.
What is impaired decision-making capacity ? What does it mean ?