Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022

This section applies if—

the person has made a final request, and

the person or the person’s agent advises the health entity that the person wishes to make an application for an administration decision, and

the entity does not provide, to persons to whom relevant services are provided at the health establishment, access to a person’s coordinating practitioner to enable the application to be made.

The health entity must take reasonable steps to facilitate the transfer of the person to and from the place where the person’s coordinating practitioner can consult with and assess the person in relation to the application.

In making a decision under subsection (2) about the reasonable steps that may be taken to facilitate the transfer of the person, the health entity must have regard to the following—

whether the transfer would be likely to cause serious harm to the person,

whether the transfer would be likely to adversely affect the person’s access to voluntary assisted dying,

whether the transfer would cause undue delay and prolonged suffering in accessing voluntary assisted dying,

whether the place to which the person is proposed to be transferred is available to receive the person,

whether the person would incur financial loss or costs because of the transfer.