Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025

The following information is prescribed:

the name, business address and telephone number of the health practitioner;

the health practitioner’s registration number;

any adverse finding made against the health practitioner;

any notification made about the health practitioner under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);

details about the health profession the practitioner holds registration in and how long the health practitioner has held the registration;

if the health practitioner has previously been registered in a health profession other than the health profession mentioned in paragraph (e)—details about the previous registration and the period the health practitioner held the registration;

any recent and relevant clinical practice undertaken by the health practitioner;

Examples—recent and relevant clinical practice

providing palliative care, undertaking patient assessment, undertaking clinical decision making

if the health practitioner is a doctor—their area of specialisation;

if the health practitioner is a nurse practitioner or registered nurse—their relevant area of practice.

In this section:

health profession—see the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT), section 5.

32 Eligibility requirements for authorisation as authorised coordinating practitioner or authorised consulting practitioner—Act, s 89 (1) (b)

The following eligibility requirements are prescribed:

the health practitioner has completed any authorised practitioner training approved by the director‑general;

the health practitioner has told the director-general about—

any adverse finding made against the practitioner; and

any notification made about the health practitioner under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);

the health practitioner has not had a disqualifying finding made against them;

if the health practitioner is a doctor—the doctor—

holds specialist registration and has practised for at least 1 year as the holder of that registration; or

holds general registration and has practised for at least 5 years as the holder of that registration; or

holds specialist registration and has practised for at least 5 years as the holder of general registration;

if the health practitioner is a nurse practitioner—they have at least 1 year of experience as a nurse practitioner in a relevant area of practice.

In this section:

specialist registration means specialist registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) in the medical profession.