Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024

This section applies if an individual’s coordinating practitioner gives the board notice of the individual’s death under section 79 or section 83.

The board may ask the following people to give the board information about the individual’s death:

the coordinating practitioner;

if the individual had a contact person appointment in effect when they died—the individual’s contact person.

A request under subsection (2) must—

be in writing; and

state the information the board requires; and

state a reasonable period for the coordinating practitioner or contact person to comply with the request; and

state that the coordinating practitioner or contact person may seek an extension of the period mentioned in paragraph (c) before or after the period ends.

The board may extend the period for the coordinating practitioner or contact person to comply with a request under subsection (2) before or after the period ends.

The coordinating practitioner or contact person must comply with a request under subsection (2).

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).

The Legislation Act, s 170 and s 171 deals with the application of the privilege against self-incrimination and client legal privilege.

An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.