Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021

The board has the following functions—

to monitor the operation of this Act;

to review, for each completed request for voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the following persons complied with this Act—

coordinating practitioners;

consulting practitioners;

administering practitioners;

authorised suppliers;

authorised disposers;

contact persons;

to refer to the following entities issues identified by the board in relation to voluntary assisted dying that are relevant to the functions of the entities—

the commissioner of police;

the registrar-general;

the State Coroner;

the health ombudsman;

the chief executive;

to record and keep information prescribed by regulation about requests for, and provision of, voluntary assisted dying;

to analyse information given to the board under this Act and research matters related to the operation of this Act;

to provide, on the board’s own initiative or on request, information, reports and advice to the Minister or the chief executive in relation to—

the operation of this Act; or

the board’s functions; or

the improvement of the processes and safeguards of voluntary assisted dying;

to promote compliance with this Act, including by providing information about the operation of this Act to registered health practitioners and members of the community;

to promote continuous improvement in the compassionate, safe and practical operation of this Act;

to consult and engage with the community and any entity the board considers appropriate in relation to voluntary assisted dying;

any other function given to the board under this Act.

For subsection (1)(b), a person’s request for voluntary assisted dying is completed if—

the person has died; or

the request has been discontinued.