Advance care directives in NSW - summary paper

This paper from the NSW Parliamentary Research Service, summarises the current policies and public debates about end-of-life care in New South Wales.  The Advance Care Directives e-brief by Lenny Roth looks at the history and arguments in favour of Advance Care Planning and presents the scarce evidence available about the reason for low uptake and outcomes.  There is a summary of the policy and law in NSW, with a comparison to other States and Territories in Australia.