Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022

The Minister must review the operation and effectiveness of this Act, and prepare a report based on the review—

as soon as practicable after the second anniversary of the day on which this section comes into operation, and

after that, at intervals of not more than 5 years.

Without limiting subsection (1), a review of the operation and effectiveness of this Act must include consideration of the principles set out in section 4 including, in particular, the following principles—

a person is entitled to genuine choices about the person’s care, treatment and end of life, irrespective of where the person lives in New South Wales and having regard to the person’s culture and language,

a person who is a regional resident is entitled to the same level of access to voluntary assisted dying and high quality care and treatment, including palliative care and treatment, as a person who lives in a metropolitan region.

The Minister must cause the report to be laid before each House of Parliament as soon as practicable after the report is prepared, but not later than—

for the first review—12 months after the second anniversary, or

for a subsequent review—12 months after the expiry of the period of 5 years.