Mr. Mark Murphy:

It is a myth that the card is enough for consent. It was never a device to give consent but it is a reminder of one's wishes. We ask that the next of kin sign the card but the British version does not require this. Our card was developed seven years after the United Kingdom card and we sought that the next of kin would countersign. It is a reminder to the next of kin that he or she agreed to this. That was in 1989 in the case of the Chairman. The decision is still valid, as the Chairman still has the card.

In 1989 that might have been the only card in the Chairman's wallet but now there is pressure on cards to be included in a wallet. We have many cards, whether we like that or not. I suspect if the Chairman has the new format of driver licence, it has code 115 on it.