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A child younger than 14 may be competent to consent to treatment . Conversely, a child aged 16 or over may lack competence . Health practitioners need to make an assessment of competency to consent for all young people aged under 18 years (or 16 years in South Australia) .

Gillick was approved by the High Court of Australia in a case known as Marion's case. The Gillick case holds that a child's capacity increases as they approach maturity or in other words, the authority of a parent decreases as their child's capacity increases.

Young people and medical consent Your parents will usually make healthcare decisions on your behalf until you are 18, unless it is an emergency. However, there may come a time before you turn 18 when you want to see a doctor on your own and consent (agree) to your own medical treatment.

The Capacity Assessment for Mental Health Treatment (Gillick Competence) Child and Youth form is only intended to assist in establishing whether the child or young person has capacity to make decisions related to mental health treatment and care.

Introduction. Informed consent is the process in which a health care provider educates a patient about the risks, benefits, and alternatives of a given procedure or intervention. The patient must be competent to make a voluntary decision about whether to undergo the procedure or intervention.