Offence not to comply with practitioner administration permit
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—
intends to cause the person's death by administering the voluntary assisted dying substance; and
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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