Advance Care Directive:

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An Advance Care Directive enables a person to make decisions about future treatment or care, and to plan for the end of their life. It will only operate when a person no longer has decision-making capacity. In an Advance Care Directive, a person can request and/or refuse medical treatment.

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Organ Donantion:

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You can list your decision to donate for transplants, including which organs and tissue you want to donate.

You can’t use the register to donate your organs and tissue for research purposes.

It’s important to tell your family your decision about being an organ and tissue donor. This is because they’ll have the final say.

Your family need to agree to donate your organs and tissue when you die. They may be more likely to follow your wishes if they already know about them.

Read more about organ donation on the DonateLife website.

Children:

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In the event that both you and the other parent of your children pass away while they are under the age of 18, the law requires that someone is appointed to look after them. This person is known as a guardian.

Choosing their guardian is an important decision to make to ensure you are comfortable with who will care for your children.

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​Pets:

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In Australia, a pet is considered to be property, and therefore must be assigned to a beneficiary to care for. However, you can make provisions for the way in which they are looked after, and their health and home.