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Supplementary Order Paper No 319

No 319

House of Representatives

Supplementary Order Paper

Wednesday, 21 August 2019

End of Life Choice Bill

Proposed amendment

Hon Maggie Barry, in Committee, to move the following amendment:

Clause 17

After clause 17(3) (page 12, after line 25), insert:

(4)

If any of the reporting requirements of this section are not complied with fully by an attending medical practitioner or attending nurse practitioner then the Registrar must recommend in writing to SCENZ that the non-complying medical practitioner or nurse practitioner not remain qualified to perform assisted dying services under this Act.

Explanatory note

This Supplementary Order Paper amends the End of Life Choice Bill by providing a consequence for non-compliance with the death reporting requirements of this section.