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CurrentVoluntary assisted dying substance
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Division 3Interpretation
7 Voluntary assisted dying substance
(1)
The Health Secretary may, in writing, approve a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison for use under this Act for the purpose of causing a patient’s death.
(2)
A poison approved under subsection (1) is a voluntary assisted dying substance.
(3)
The Health Secretary must keep a list of voluntary assisted dying substances.
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