Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022

The patient may at any time—

revoke a self-administration decision by informing the patient’s coordinating practitioner the patient has decided not to self-administer a voluntary assisted dying substance, or

revoke a practitioner administration decision by informing the patient’s administering practitioner the patient has decided not to proceed with the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance.

A decision to revoke an administration decision must be clear and unambiguous.

For the purposes of subsection (1), the patient may inform the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner of the patient’s decision—

in writing, or

verbally, or

in another way.

The patient may inform the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner of the patient’s decision with the assistance of an interpreter.

If the patient revokes an administration decision under subsection (1), the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner who is informed of the patient’s decision must—

record the revocation in the patient’s medical record, and

if the practitioner is not the patient’s coordinating practitioner—inform the coordinating practitioner of the revocation, and

within 5 business days after the revocation—

complete the approved form (the revocation form), and

give a copy of the revocation form to the Board.

The revocation form must include the following—

the patient’s name, date of birth and contact details,

the name and contact details of the person completing the form,

if the person completing the form is not the patient’s coordinating practitioner—the coordinating practitioner’s name and contact details,

the date the administration decision was revoked,

any reason given by the patient for the revocation of the administration decision,

if the patient was assisted by an interpreter when revoking the administration decision—the interpreter’s name, contact details and accreditation details,

the signature of the person completing the form and the date the form was signed.

The revocation of an administration decision does not prevent the patient from making another administration decision under section 57(1).