Administration decision
50 Administration decision
The person may, in consultation with and on the advice of the coordinating practitioner for the person—
decide to self-administer a voluntary assisted dying substance (a self-administration decision); or
decide that a voluntary assisted dying substance is to be administered to the person by the administering practitioner for the person (a practitioner administration decision).
A practitioner administration decision may only be made if the coordinating practitioner for the person advises the person that self-administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance is inappropriate having regard to any of the following—
the ability of the person to self-administer the substance;
the person’s concerns about self-administering the substance;
the method for administering the substance that is suitable for the person.
An administration decision must be—
clear and unambiguous; and
made by the person personally and not by another person on their behalf.
The person may make an administration decision verbally or by gestures or other means of communication available to the person.
If the person makes an administration decision, the coordinating practitioner for the person must record the decision in the person’s medical record.
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