Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024

An affected person for a reviewable decision may apply to the ACAT for review of the decision.

If the reviewable decision is a decision mentioned in schedule 1, items 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17 or 19, an application must be made not later than 5 days after the later of—

the day the individual is given a copy of the relevant report; and

the day the affected person making the application for review becomes aware of the reviewable decision.

If the reviewable decision is a decision mentioned in schedule 1, items 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 or 20, an application must be made not later than 28 days after the later of—

the day the individual is given a copy of the relevant report; and

the day the affected person making the application for review becomes aware of the reviewable decision.

In this section:

for a decision mentioned in schedule 1, items 1 to 6—the first assessment report for the individual; or

for a decision mentioned in schedule 1, items 7 to 12—the consulting assessment report for the individual; or

for a decision mentioned in schedule 1, items 13 to 20—the final assessment report for the individual.