The 2020 Annotated British Columbia Incapacity Planning, Adult Guardianship, Medically Assisted Dying, and Related Legislation

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Stay current on amendments to incapacity planning and adult guardianship law in B.C.

The Annotated British Columbia Incapacity Planning, Adult Guardianship, Medically Assisted Dying, and Related Legislation provides the full text of all relevant British Columbia legislation concerning adult guardianship, substitute decision-making, supported decision-making and medical assistance in dying, with expert commentary and case law annotations interpreting each section. This work also includes Practice Notes prepared by leading practitioners in the field.

The following legislation is included in the text:

• Representation Agreement Act and Regulation
• Power of Attorney Act and Regulation
• Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act and Regulation
• Adult Guardianship Act and Regulations
• Public Guardian and Trustee Act and Regulations
• Patients Property Act, together with the Patients Property Act Rules and prescribed forms under the Act
• Mental Health Act and Regulation
• Community Care and Assisted Living Act and Regulation, together with the Residential Care Regulation and the Child Care Licensing Regulation
• Provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada as amended by the Medical Assistance in Dying Act
• Regulations for the Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying

New in this edition The 2020 Annotated British Columbia Incapacity, Adult Guardianship, and Medical Assisted Dying and Related Legislation incorporates legislative changes since the 2015 edition, including provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada as amended by the Medical Assistance in Dying Act and Regulations for the Monitoring of Medical Assistance in Dying.

Some of the notable recent case law discussed in this edition include:

• A.B. v. C.D. and E.F. (2019 B.C.S.C.)
• Truchon v. Attorney General of Canada (2019 Q.C.C.S.)
• A.H. v. Fraser Health Authority (2019 B.C.S.C.)

The following Acts and regulations have been amended since the last edition:

• Representation Agreement Act
• Power of Attorney Act
• Adult Guardianship Act
• Statutory Guardianship Property Regulation
• Provincial Court (Adult Guardianship) Rules
• Public Guardian and Trustee Act
• Public Guardian and Trustee Regulation
• Mental Health Act
• Mental Health Regulation
• Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act
• Health Care Consent Regulation
• Community Care and Assisted Living Act
• Child Care Licensing Regulation
• Community Care and Assisted Living Regulation
• Residential Care Regulation

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