End of Life Choice Act 2019

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End of Life Choice Act 2019

Public Act		2019 No 67
Date of assent		16 November 2019
Commencement		see section 2

1	Title
2	Commencement
	Part 1 Preliminary provisions
3	Purpose of Act
4	Interpretation
5	Meaning of person who is eligible for assisted dying or eligible person
6	Meaning of competent to make an informed decision about assisted dying
7	Act binds the Crown
	Part 2 Assisted dying
8	Conscientious objection
9	Effect of conscientious objection by attending medical practitioner
10	Assisted dying must not be initiated by health practitioner
11	Request made
12	Request confirmed
13	First opinion to be given by attending medical practitioner
14	Second opinion to be given by independent medical practitioner
15	Third opinion to be given by psychiatrist if competence not established to satisfaction of 1 or both medical practitioners
16	Opinion reached that person is not eligible for assisted dying
17	Opinion reached that person is eligible for assisted dying
18	Eligible person to choose date and time for administration of medication
19	Provisional arrangements for administration of medication
20	Administration of medication
21	Death to be reported
22	Destruction of prescription if no longer required
23	No further action to be taken if person rescinds request to exercise option of receiving assisted dying
24	No further action to be taken if pressure suspected
	Part 3 Accountability
25	SCENZ Group
26	Review Committee
27	Registrar (assisted dying)
28	Persons to provide information to Registrar
29	Minister must present to House of Representatives copy of report under section 27
30	Review of operation of Act
	Part 4 Related matters
31	Regulations
32	Other rights and duties not affected
33	Advance directive, etc, may not provide for assisted dying
34	Welfare guardians have no power to make decisions or take actions under this Act
35	Effect on contracts of death under this Act
36	Restrictions on making public details of assisted dying deaths
37	Immunity from criminal liability
38	Immunity from civil liability
39	Offences
40	Director-General may approve forms
41	Amendments to other enactments
	Schedule Amendments to other enactments
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

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