Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024

The individual may revoke an administration decision at any time by—

for a self‑administration decision—telling their coordinating practitioner that they have decided not to proceed with the self‑administration of an approved substance; or

for a practitioner administration decision—

if the individual has an administering practitioner—telling their administering practitioner that they have decided not to proceed with the administration of an approved substance; or

in any other case—telling their coordinating practitioner that they have decided not to proceed with the administration of an approved substance.

An administration decision may be revoked in writing or orally, or by communicating in any other way the individual can.

If the individual revokes an administration decision under subsection (1) (a) or (b) (ii), their coordinating practitioner must—

record the revocation in the individual’s health record; and

give the board written notice of the revocation within 4 business days after the day the individual tells the coordinating practitioner about the revocation.

Maximum penalty (paragraph (b)): 20 penalty units.

If the individual revokes an administration decision under subsection (1) (b) (i), their administering practitioner must—

record the revocation in the individual’s health record; and

if the administering practitioner is not the individual’s coordinating practitioner—give the individual’s coordinating practitioner written notice of the revocation within 4 business days after the day the individual tells the administering practitioner about the revocation; and

give the board written notice of the revocation within 4 business days after the day the individual tells the administering practitioner about the revocation.

Maximum penalty (paragraph (c)): 20 penalty units.

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.