End of Life Choice Bill

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David Seymour

Member’s Bill

269—2

	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 Mmedication chosen
16	Lethal dose of Mmedication 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:

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