Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024

This section applies if an approved disposer receives an approved substance from a person.

The approved disposer—

must, when they receive the approved substance, give the person a written record of receiving the substance that includes any information prescribed by regulation; and

must, within 4 business days after the day they receive the approved substance, give the following entities a written notice of having received the substance that includes any information prescribed by regulation:

the board;

the director-general; and

may possess the approved substance for the purpose of disposing of it; and

must, as soon as practicable after receiving the approved substance, dispose of it in accordance with any disposal requirements prescribed by regulation.

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

Within 7 days after the day an approved disposer disposes of an approved substance, the disposer must—

prepare a written record of the disposal (a disposal record) that includes any information prescribed by regulation; and

give the board a copy of the disposal record.

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

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

The approved disposer must keep the disposal record for at least 2 years after the day they dispose of the approved substance.