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David Seymour
End of Life Choice Bill
Member’s Bill
269—2
Contents
Commentary
Key
1
Title
2
Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
3
Interpretation
4
Meaning of person who is eligible for assisted dying
5
Act binds the Crown
Part 2
Assisted dying
6
Conscientious objection
7
Effect of conscientious objection
6
Conscientious objection
8
Request made
9
Request confirmed
10
First opinion reached
11
Second opinion reached
12
Third opinion reached, if necessary
13
Negative decision made on request
14
Positive decision made on request
15
Lethal dose of
M
m
edication chosen
16
Lethal dose of
M
m
edication administered
17
Death reported
18
Unused medication returned
Destruction of prescription if no longer required
Part 3
Accountability
19
SCENZ Group
20
Review committee
21
Registrar (assisted dying)
21A
Persons to provide information to registrar
21B
Minister must present to House of Representatives copy of report under section 21
22
Review of operation of Act
22A
Attending medical practitioner to take no further action if coercion suspected
Part 4
Related matters
23
Regulations prescribing forms
24
Other rights and duties not affected
25
Effect of death under this Act
26
Immunity in civil or criminal proceedings
25
Effect on contracts of death under this Act
26
Immunity from criminal liability
26A
Immunity from civil liability
27
Offences
28
Amendments to Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration (Prescribed Information) Regulations 1995
28
Amendments to other enactments
Schedule
Amendments to other enactments
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: