Section 31Part 4 — HEALTH CARE PROXY
Criteria for exercise of functions
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as far as is reasonably practicable —
give effect to the wishes under the directive;
seek to avoid an outcome or intervention that the directive-maker would have wished to avoid;
to the extent the directive is silent about the directive-maker's wishes on a matter, find out and have regard to, the directive-maker's wishes expressed outside the directive while the directive-maker was mentally competent; and
give effect to the advance health care directive principles to the extent the advance health care directive principles are relevant to the decision;
give effect to the decision that the proxy considers the directive-maker would have made in the circumstances had the directive-maker been mentally competent at the time; and
act expeditiously and in good faith.