Under a Schedule 1 you can hold someone against their will if you deem them Mentally Ill or Mentally disordered as defined by the Act.

The Section 22 allows the police to take the person to a "declared mental health facility".

The batteries can explode with the intense heat. Silicone implants can leave a sticky mess on the base of the table that needs to be cleaned up.

There are a group of other situations where the patient has to be referred to the coroner. If you are not sure---speak to a colleague/DMS. If still unsure you can, in business hours, contact the duty forensic pathologist on 95639000. No I did not know they existed either.

The police may turn up and look to contact the patient's GP and see if they will fill out a death certificate.

The hierarchy goes from the top option down to the bottom. Interestingly if you are a relative, say the patient's son, you are trumped by the carer if a decision has to be made. Water is thicker than blood.

For an Advanced care directive to be valid: 1/ You had capacity when you wrote it. 2/ It has clear and specific details about treatments you would accept or refuse.

3/ It applies to the situation you are in at the time.

If it is valid it must be followed.

Neither the patient if they have "capacity" or the "person responsible" if the patient does not have "capacity" can insist on a particular treatment.

Make sure you document well--but no--don't put in an IMS.

Your will is only opened when you die, which is a bit late. The other 3 options are valid. Using the specific NSW Health form is probably the best idea.

He mainly used lethal injections of heroin on elderly women. Hanged himself in prison in 2004.