End of Life Choice Bill

  • enacted
20 Review cCommittee

(1)

The mMinister must appoint an end-of-life rReview cCommittee consisting of—

(a)

a medical ethicist; and

(b)

a medical practitioner who practises in the area of end-of-life care; and

(c)

another medical practitioner.

(b)

2 health practitioners, one of whom must be a medical practitioner who practises in the area of end-of-life care.

(2)

The rReview cCommittee has the following functions:

(a)

to consider reports sent to it under section 17(3) (attending medical practitioner assisted death reports); and

(b)

to report to the rRegistrar whether it considers that the information contained in an attending medical practitioner assisted death report shows satisfactory compliance with the requirements of this Act; and

(c)

to direct the rRegistrar to follow up on any information contained in a medical practitioner an assisted death report that the rReview cCommittee considered did considers does not show satisfactory compliance with the requirements of this Act.