Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025

The health professional must be a speech pathologist.

In this section:

speech pathologist means an individual with a qualification that provides eligibility for a practising membership with The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited.

Dictionary

(see s 3)

Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this regulation. For

example:  adult

 doctor

 health practitioner

 individual

 nurse

 nurse practitioner.

Note 2 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024. For example, the following terms are defined in the Act, dict:

 administer

 administering practitioner

 administration decision

 approved disposer

 approved substance

 approved supplier

 board

 consulting assessment (see s 23 (1))

 final assessment (see s 35)

 final assessment requirements (see s 31)

 final request (see s 32 (1))

 first assessment (see s 16 (1))

 first request (see s 13 (1))

 practitioner administration decision

 request and assessment process

 second request (see s 27 (2))

 self-administration decision.

adverse finding, in relation to a health practitioner, for part 4 (Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering practitioners)—see section 29 (1).

condition—see the Act, section 11 (7).

disqualifying finding, in relation to a health practitioner, for part 4 (Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering practitioners)—see section 30.

health, conduct or performance action, for part 4 (Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering practitioners)—see the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT), section 5.

registration authority, for part 4 (Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering practitioners)—see the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT), section 5.

registration number, of a health practitioner, for part 4 (Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering practitioners)—see section 29 (1).

relevant area of practice, for a nurse or nurse practitioner, for part 4 (Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering practitioners)—see section 29 (1).