Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022

This section applies if a patient’s coordinating practitioner prescribes a voluntary assisted dying substance for the patient.

the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966, or

another law of New South Wales or the Commonwealth.

The prescription issued by the coordinating practitioner must include—

a statement that clearly indicates the prescription is for a voluntary assisted dying substance, and

a statement—

certifying that the request and assessment process has been completed in relation to the patient in accordance with this Act, and

certifying that the patient has made an administration decision and stating whether the decision is a self-administration decision or a practitioner administration decision, and

the patient’s telephone number.

The prescription must not be in the form of a medication chart.

The prescription must not provide for the prescribed substance to be supplied on more than 1 occasion.

The coordinating practitioner must give the prescription directly to an authorised supplier.

To avoid doubt, the requirement under subsection (5) to give the prescription directly to an authorised supplier does not require the prescription to be given to the authorised supplier in person but may be given by post or electronic means, including email.

In this section—