Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025

The following information is prescribed:

the medicine that constitutes the approved substance;

a statement that the individual is under no obligation to proceed with the administration of the approved substance;

the business address and telephone number of an approved disposer who is authorised to dispose of the approved substance;

if the individual has a practitioner administration decision in effect—

the method by which the approved substance will be administered to the individual; and

the expected effects on the individual of the approved substance being administered to the individual; and

the period in which the individual is likely to die after the approved substance is administered to the individual; and

the potential complications of the approved substance being administered to the individual;

if the individual has a self-administration decision in effect—

the business address and telephone number of an approved supplier who can supply the approved substance to the individual; and

a statement about the storage requirements and liability under the Act, section 74 (Storage of approved substances); and

details about how the individual can prepare and self‑administer the approved substance; and

the period during which a prescription for the approved substance is valid; and

a statement about the effect of the Act, section 68 (Giving approved substances to approved disposer if administration decision revoked—individual or contact person); and

a statement about the effect of the Act, section 69 (Giving approved substances to approved disposer if individual dies or contact person appointment ends—contact person); and

the expected effects on the individual of self‑administering the approved substance; and

the period in which the individual is likely to die after self‑administering the approved substance; and

the potential complications of the individual self‑administering the approved substance.

The information mentioned in subsection (1) must be given to the individual orally and in writing.