Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024

give individuals who are suffering and dying the option of requesting assistance to end their lives; and

establish a process for individuals to exercise the option to request assistance to end their lives if they have been assessed as meeting the requirements to access voluntary assisted dying under this Act; and

establish mechanisms to—

ensure that voluntary assisted dying is accessed only by individuals who—

want to exercise the option to request assistance to end their lives; and

have been assessed as meeting the requirements to access voluntary assisted dying under this Act; and

protect individuals from coercion and exploitation; and

provide protection for health practitioners who choose to assist, or not assist, individuals to exercise the option of ending their lives in accordance with this Act; and

provide for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with this Act.