BORA Human Tissue (Organ Donation) Amendment Bill [pdf, 213 KB]
...13 [1997] 8 Med LR 217, 224 (English Court of Appeal). 6 person is unable to comprehend and retain the information which is material to the decision to have the treatment. 26. Other statutes support the presumption of competence. The Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 (which provides, inter alia, for a regime to protect and promote the personal rights of persons who are not fully able to manage their own affairs) contains a presumption that every person has...