Bai, J.Russell, HilaryFaunce, Thomas2015-12-071320-159Xhttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/22514In Hunter and New England Area Health Service v A [2009] NSWSC 761; Brightwater Care Group (Inc) v Rossiter [2009] WASC 229; and Australian Capital Territory v JT [2009] ACTSC 105 Australian courts have recently considered the circumstances in which technically futile treatment may be withdrawn from patients at their direct or indirect request or purportedly in their best interests. The cases provide many valuable lessons about how norms of ethics, law and international human rights shape the regulatory framework of this area of health care in Australia.Copyright Lawbook Co. This publication is copyright. Other than for the purposes of and subject to the conditions prescribed under the Copyright Act 1968 (Cth), no part of it may in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, microcopying, photocopying, recording or otherwise) be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted without prior written permission. Enquiries should be addressed to Thomson Reuters (Professional) Australia Limited.Keywords: article; Australia; human; legal aspect; living will; treatment outcome; treatment refusal; treatment withdrawal; Advance Directives; Australia; Humans; Medical Futility; Treatment Refusal; Withholding Treatment20092016-02-24