Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024

This section applies if an individual dies after their administering practitioner administers an approved substance to them.

The administering practitioner must give the director‑general written notice of the death within 4 business days after the day the individual dies.

The administering practitioner must prepare a written certificate (an administration certificate) certifying—

that the individual made a practitioner administration decision; and

that the individual did not revoke the practitioner administration decision before the approved substance was administered; and

that the administering practitioner is satisfied that, immediately before administering the approved substance to the individual—

the individual had decision‑making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; and

the individual was acting voluntarily and without coercion; and

any other matter prescribed by regulation.

Note It is an offence to make a false or misleading statement, give false or misleading information or produce a false or misleading document (see Criminal Code, pt 3.4).

Within 4 business days after the day the administering practitioner administers the approved substance to the individual, the administering practitioner must give the board a copy of—

the administration certificate; and

the witness certificate.

Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

In this section:

witness certificate—see section 66 (4).