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Offence not to comply with practitioner administration permit

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83 Offence not to comply with practitioner administration permit

A co-ordinating medical practitioner must not administer to a person who is the subject of a practitioner administration permit a voluntary assisted dying substance specified in that permit, if the co-ordinating medical practitioner—

(a)

intends to cause the person's death by administering the voluntary assisted dying substance; and

(b)

knowingly administers the voluntary assisted dying substance other than as authorised by, and in accordance with, that permit.

Penalty: Level 1 imprisonment (life) or imprisonment for such other term as is fixed by the court.

Note

See section 46 for the authorisation of a co-ordinating medical practitioner by a practitioner administration permit.

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