Dictionary
Schedule 1 Dictionary
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access standard —see section 174(1).
administering practitioner, for a person, means—
the coordinating practitioner for the person, or
a person to whom the role of administering practitioner is transferred under section 64(2).
administration, in relation to a voluntary assisted dying substance, includes self-administration.
administration decision means—
a self-administration decision, or
a practitioner administration decision.
adult means a person who is 18 years of age or more.
agent, of a patient, means a person who acts on behalf of the patient.
annual report, for the Board, means a report under section 173.
approved form means a form approved by the Health Secretary under section 182.
approved training means training approved by the Health Secretary under section 180.
authorised disposal form —see section 81(1).
authorised disposer —see section 84(4).
authorised supplier —see section 84(2).
Board means the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board established by section 134.
completed, in relation to the request and assessment process—see section 8.
consulting assessment means an assessment of a patient conducted under section 36(1).
consulting assessment report form —see section 41(2)(a).
consulting practitioner, for a person, means a medical practitioner who accepts a referral to conduct a consulting assessment of the person.
contact details, in relation to a person, includes the address, telephone number and email address of the person.
contact person, for a patient, means the person appointed by the patient under section 66(1).
contact person appointment form —see section 67(1).
coordinating practitioner, for a person, means—
a medical practitioner who accepts the person’s first request, or
a medical practitioner who accepts a transfer of the role of coordinating practitioner for the person under section 175.
decision-making capacity, in relation to voluntary assisted dying, see section 6(1).
designated period, in relation to a patient’s final request, means the period—
starting on the day on which the patient made the first request, and
ending on the day that is 5 days after that day.
disability has the same meaning as in the Disability Inclusion Act 2014, section 7(1).
eligibility criteria means the criteria set out in section 16(1).
entity includes—
a person, and
an unincorporated body.
family member, of a person, means any of the following—
the person’s spouse or de facto partner,
the person’s parent or step parent, or a sibling of the person’s parent or step parent,
the person’s grandparent or step grandparent,
the person’s sibling or step sibling, or a child of the person’s sibling or step sibling,
the person’s child or step child,
the person’s grandchild or step grandchild.
final request means a final request for access to voluntary assisted dying made under section 48(1).
final review means a review conducted under section 52(1)(a) and (b) by the coordinating practitioner for a patient.
final review form —see section 52(1)(c).
first assessment means an assessment of a patient conducted under section 25(1).
first request means a request for access to voluntary assisted dying made under section 19(1).
Gazette notice means a notice published in the Gazette.
general registration means general registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law in the medical profession.
Greater Sydney Region has the same meaning as in the Greater Sydney Commission Act 2015.
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law means the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law—
as in force from time to time, set out in the Schedule of the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 of Queensland, and
as it applies as a law of New South Wales or another State, with or without modification.
Health Secretary means the Secretary of the Ministry of Health.
health service has the same meaning as in the Health Services Act 1997.
limited registration means limited registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law in the medical profession.
local government authority means any of the following under the Local Government Act 1993—
a council,
a county council,
a joint organisation.
medicine means regulated goods within the meaning of the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966.
official voluntary assisted dying care navigator service means a voluntary assisted dying care navigator service approved by the Health Secretary under section 179.
palliative care and treatment means care and treatment that—
is provided to a person who is diagnosed with a disease, illness or medical condition that is progressive and life-limiting, and
is directed at preventing, identifying, assessing, relieving or treating the person’s pain, discomfort or suffering to improve their comfort and quality of life.
patient means a person who makes a request for access to voluntary assisted dying under this Act.
personal information has the same meaning as in the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, Schedule 4, clause 4.
practitioner administration decision —see section 57(1)(b).
practitioner administration form —see section 62(3).
practitioner disposal form —see section 83(1).
prepare, in relation to a prescribed substance—
means to do anything necessary to ensure the substance is in a form suitable for administration, and
includes to decant, dilute, dissolve, mix, reconstitute, colour or flavour the substance.
prescribe, in relation to a voluntary assisted dying substance, means to issue a prescription for the substance.
prescribed substance means—
a voluntary assisted dying substance prescribed for a patient by the coordinating practitioner for the patient, and
in relation to a specific patient, the voluntary assisted dying substance prescribed for the patient by the patient’s coordinating practitioner.
prescription, in relation to a voluntary assisted dying substance, has the same meaning as the prescription of a Schedule 4 poison or Schedule 8 poison in the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966.
pressure or duress includes abuse, coercion, intimidation, threats and undue influence.
Example—
elder abuse or abuse of other vulnerable persons
professional care services means any of the following provided to another person under a contract of employment or a contract for services—
assistance or support, including the following—
assistance with bathing, showering, personal hygiene, toileting, dressing, undressing or meals,
assistance for persons with mobility problems,
assistance for persons who are mobile but require some form of assistance or supervision,
assistance or supervision in administering medicine,
the provision of substantial emotional support,
providing support or services to persons with a disability.
provisional registration means provisional registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law in the medical profession.
public authority means—
a government sector agency within the meaning of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, or
a local government authority, or
a statutory body representing the Crown, or
a body, whether incorporated or unincorporated, established for a public purpose under the provisions of an Act or other statutory instrument, or
an entity prescribed by the regulations to be a public authority for this definition.
regional resident means a person who ordinarily resides in an area of New South Wales that is outside the Greater Sydney Region.
registered health practitioner means a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise a health profession, other than as a student.
request and assessment process means the process that consists of the following steps—
a first request,
a first assessment,
a consulting assessment,
a written declaration,
a final request,
a final review.
residential aged care facility means a facility at which residential aged care is provided, whether or not the care is provided by an approved provider under the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission Act 2018 of the Commonwealth.
residential facility means—
a nursing home, hostel or other facility at which accommodation, nursing or personal care is provided to persons on a residential basis who, because of infirmity, illness, disease, incapacity or disability, have a need for nursing or personal care, or
a residential aged care facility.
residential facility manager means the person employed at the residential facility who is responsible for the management of that facility.
Schedule 4 poison has the same meaning as a Schedule 4 substance in the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966, section 8.
Schedule 8 poison has the same meaning as a Schedule 8 substance in the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966, section 8.
self-administration decision —see section 57(1)(a).
specialist registration means specialist registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law in the medical profession in a recognised specialty.
supply, in relation to a voluntary assistance dying substance, has the same meaning as supply of a poison in the Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 1966, section 4.
unused or remaining substance —see section 82(4)(b).
voluntary assisted dying means the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance and includes steps reasonably related to the administration.
voluntary assisted dying substance —see section 7(2).
voluntary assisted dying substance authority means an authority granted under section 71(2).
written declaration means a written declaration requesting access to voluntary assisted dying made under section 43(1).
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