Conscientious objection by health practitioner or health service provider
99 Conscientious objection by health practitioner or health service provider
A health practitioner who has a conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying may refuse to do any of the following:
act as a coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner or administering practitioner for an individual;
provide advice to a coordinating practitioner in relation to a referral made under section 17 (Referral for advice about eligibility requirements);
provide advice to a consulting practitioner in relation to a referral made under section 24 (Referral for advice about eligibility requirements);
supply an approved substance;
be present when an approved substance is administered by or to an individual.
A health service provider who has a conscientious objection to voluntary assisted dying may refuse to do any of the following:
participate in a request and assessment process;
participate in an administration decision;
be present when an approved substance is administered by or to an individual.
In this section:
health service—see the Health Act 1993, section 5.
health service provider—see the Health Act 1993, section 7.
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