Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021

The coordinating practitioner for a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying (the original practitioner) may transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to the consulting practitioner for the person if—

the consulting practitioner has assessed the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and

the consulting practitioner accepts the transfer of the role.

The transfer of the role may be—

at the request of the person; or

on the original practitioner’s own initiative.

Within 2 business days after being requested by the original practitioner to accept a transfer under subsection (1), the consulting practitioner must inform the original practitioner whether the consulting practitioner accepts or refuses the transfer of the role.

If the consulting practitioner accepts the transfer of the role, the original practitioner must—

inform the person of the transfer; and

record the transfer in the person’s medical record; and

within 2 business days after acceptance of the transfer, complete a record of the acceptance of the transfer in the approved form and give a copy of it to the board.Maximum penalty for paragraph (c)—100 penalty units.

If the consulting practitioner refuses the transfer of the role, the original practitioner may—

refer the person to another medical practitioner for a further consulting assessment; and

transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to that medical practitioner if the practitioner—

accepts the referral for a further consulting assessment; and

assesses the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment; and

accepts the transfer of the role.

On acceptance of the referral for a further consulting assessment, the consulting assessment that previously assessed the person as meeting the requirements of a consulting assessment becomes void.