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Protection from criminal liability of person who assists or facilitates request for or access to voluntary assisted dying

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Part 7Notifications and protections from liability
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79 Protection from criminal liability of person who assists or facilitates request for or access to voluntary assisted dying

A person who in good faith does something or fails to do something—

(a)

that assists or facilitates any other person who the person believes on reasonable grounds is requesting access to or is accessing voluntary assisted dying in accordance with this Act; and

(b)

that apart from this section, would constitute an offence at common law or under any other enactment—

does not commit the offence.

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Section 79 — Protection from criminal liability of person who assists or facilitates request for or access to voluntary assisted dying — Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria) — Barrister AI