Advance Care Directive
Lets people know what health care treatments you'd like to have, or refuse, in case you cannot make decisions about your care and treatment.
Key information
An Advance Care Directive is a record of your wishes that informs people in advance what health care treatments you'd like to have, or refuse, if you're unable to make such decisions.
This could be due to incapacity following a serious illness or injury.
An Advance Care Directive:
- can only be made by adults who have capacity to make such decisions
- is separate to, but a complement to an Enduring Guardianship appointment
- includes details of what is important to you, such as your values, life goals and preferred outcomes
- outlines the treatments and care you would like or would refuse if you are in the later stages of a terminal illness.
Find out more about an Advance Care Directive and how to make one at NSW Health.
If you want to register as an organ donor
Organs and tissue donations are used to save or transform a person's life. And almost anyone can donate, including older people and those with chronic health conditions.
Find out more about organ donation at DonateLife.
End of Life Planner
An interactive guide to help you prepare for end of life tasks and documents before you meet with a professional advisor. This includes will preparation, Enduring Power of Attorney, Enduring Guardianship, funeral wishes and more.
You will need to log in to your MyServiceNSW Account to use the planner.
Start planningWe're now directing you to log in to the Life Administrator – End of Life Planner. You'll need a MyServiceNSW Account to continue.
Why should I log in?
By logging in you're able to:
- start the planning process
- update and save your information whenever circumstances change
- find ways to get professional advice if you need it.