Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021

A medical practitioner is eligible to act as a coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying if—

the medical practitioner—

holds specialist registration and has practised for at least 1 year as the holder of that registration; or

holds general registration and has practised for at least 5 years as the holder of that registration; or

holds specialist registration and has practised for at least 5 years as the holder of general registration; or

is an overseas-trained specialist who holds limited registration or provisional registration; and

the medical practitioner meets the approved medical practitioner requirements; and

the medical practitioner is not a family member of the person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying; and

the medical practitioner does not know or believe that the practitioner—

is a beneficiary under a will of the person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying; or

may otherwise benefit financially or in any other material way from the death of the person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying, other than by receiving reasonable fees for the provision of services as the coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for the person.

In this section—

general registration means general registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland) in the medical profession.

limited registration means limited registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland) in the medical profession.

provisional registration means provisional registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland) in the medical profession.

specialist registration means specialist registration under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Queensland) in the medical profession in a recognised speciality.