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Health direction (ACT approved form AF2017-46): completion guide
Link to approved form AF2017-46, the health direction under the Medical Treatment (Health Directions) Act 2006 (ACT), section 21. Notified on 6 February 2017 and effective on 8 March 2017. The health page calls it a formal refusal of treatment. The form file was not opened.
- Kind
- Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Where it applies
- Australian Capital Territory
- AI use
- Yellow You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at
- 22 October 2026
- Status
- Maintained. Checked on 22 October 2026 against the official form at legislation.act.gov.au and the 2 authorities it cites, for Australian Capital Territory.
- Version
- 1
- Source
- Link to the official form. Licence: © ACT Government. Link only: download the current approved form AF2017-46 from the Legislation Register each time; do not copy or adapt it.
Where this comes from
The official form is published by legislation.act.gov.au; this page is a completion guide. Last checked on 2026-10-22.
When to use it
Use when an adult is making an ACT health direction, approved form AF2017-46, to refuse or stop specified medical treatment. Do not use it as an enduring power of attorney or as the Statement of Choices. The lawyer and the treating doctor settle the refusal. The tool does not write it.
Used for these tasks
- Draft an advance care directive from the instructions
- Build a decision-making map: who holds which power, from when, and over what
- Review existing enduring powers, guardianship orders and advance care directives
- Build the execution and witnessing plan for an enduring instrument before signing
Each task page says how far AI may help with the task and what the lawyer must review.
How AI may be used
AI may check the pack against the current form and list missing documents. The lawyer writes the instrument, the powers, the wishes and any witnessing or capacity words, and checks every signing.
AI may
- Check the pack against the current official form and list missing parts named on the page
- Flag when an enduring power, a health direction, a statement of choices or an advance personal plan is being used for the wrong purpose
- List the witness categories and the registration path stated on the page that was opened
AI must not
- Must not draft the instrument, the powers, the person's wishes, a treatment refusal, or witnessing or capacity words
- Must not copy an example statement from a public page into the person's document
- Must not sign or lodge the instrument
The lawyer checks
- The current approved form is AF2017-46, or a later version the register shows in force
- The treating doctor has been consulted where the health page recommends that
- The refusal is in the person's own words, settled with the lawyer
- The court's or tribunal's current index is checked before assuming a generative-AI practice direction applies. None was stated on the page opened for this guide.
Method: how the Green, Yellow and Red levels are decided. This is guidance for planning, not legal advice.
Official form
Open the official form. Always use the current version from the issuer. Licence: © ACT Government. Link only: download the current approved form AF2017-46 from the Legislation Register each time; do not copy or adapt it..
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