Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024

The Minister may appoint a person as a member of the board if satisfied the person—

either—

has knowledge and expertise in 1 or more relevant area; or

is likely to make a valuable contribution to the board because of the individual’s experience, knowledge and skills; and

is not, and has not been, bankrupt or personally insolvent; and

has not been convicted or found guilty of an indictable offence.

Note 1 A conviction does not include a spent conviction or an extinguished conviction (see Spent Convictions Act 2000, s 16 (c) (i) and s 19H (1) (c) (i)).

Note 2 For laws about appointments, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.

The Minister must ensure the membership of the board—

includes people with a range of experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the work of the board; and

takes into account the social, cultural and geographic characteristics of the ACT community and people who work or receive medical treatment in the ACT; and

is not made up by a majority of members who are public employees.

A member must be appointed for not longer than 3 years.

The conditions of appointment of a member (other than a member who is a public servant) are the conditions stated in the appointment, subject to any determination under the Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995.

In this section:

carer—see the Carers Recognition Act 2021, section 6 (1).

relevant area means any of the following areas:

medicine;

nursing;

pharmacy;

psychology;

social work;

ethics;

law;

health care consumer representation or advocacy;

disability or carer representation or advocacy;

another area the Minister considers relevant to the performance of the board’s functions.