Amendment paper
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Simon O’Connor
End of Life Choice Bill - Amendment paper No 277
Amendment paper
Bill enacted
Released 30 July 2019
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Simon O’Connor
End of Life Choice Bill - Amendment paper No 277
End of Life Choice Bill - Amendment paper No 277
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No 277
House of Representatives
Supplementary Order Paper
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
End of Life Choice Bill
Proposed amendment
Simon O’Connor, in Committee, to move the following amendment:
Clause 4
In clause 4(c)(i) (page 4, lines 23 to 24), after “that is likely”
, insert “, beyond reasonable doubt,”
.
Explanatory note
This Supplementary Order Paper amends the End of Life Choice Bill to clarify that the burden of proof for determining eligibility, under the “terminal illness” criterion, is beyond reasonable doubt, being the standard employed to determine criminal guilt (for example, culpable homicide under the Crimes Act 1961).
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