Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021

A person may apply to the chief executive for—

an exemption from the requirements in section 10(1)(e)(i), (ii) and (iii) (an Australian residency exemption); or

an exemption from the requirement in section 10(1)(f)(i) (a Queensland residency exemption).

The chief executive must grant the exemption if satisfied that—

the person has a substantial connection to Queensland; andExamples—

• a person who is a long term resident of a place close to the Queensland border and who works in Queensland and receives medical treatment in Queensland

• a person who resides outside Queensland but who is a former resident of Queensland and whose family resides in Queensland

there are compassionate grounds for granting the exemption.