There is no official procedure for or registry of AD in Australia.

A register was set up in MedicAlert Foundation where people from all Australian States can lodge their AD paying an annual subscription fee. In some hospitals and aged care facilities, there are mechanisms to record whether a patient or resident has an advance directive. AD could be kept in a safe place at home, in a bank vault or a lawyer’s office. Because of that, in an emergency, it can be difficult to access the AD and to ensure a person’s wishes will be known. 

The National Framework for Advance Care Directives (2011) does not recommend the establishment of registers because of its high cost and low reliability, and instead promotes the inclusion of ACD in the electronic file of patients, carry personal wallet cards, or use magnets that affix a copy of ACD form to the fridge.