Functions of Board
118 Functions of Board
The Board has the following functions —
to monitor the operation of this Act;
to provide to the Minister or the CEO, on its own initiative or on request, advice, information and reports on matters relating to the operation of this Act, including any recommendations for the improvement of voluntary assisted dying;
to refer to any of the following persons or bodies any matter identified by the Board in relation to voluntary assisted dying that is relevant to the functions of the person or body —
the person holding or acting in the office of Commissioner of Police under the Police Act 1892;
the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages referred to in the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1998 section 5;
the State Coroner appointed under the Coroners Act 1996 section 6;
the CEO;
the chief executive officer of the department of the Public Service principally assisting in the administration of the Prisons Act 1981;
the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency established by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (Western Australia) section 23;
the Director of the Health and Disability Services Complaints Office appointed under the Health and Disability Services (Complaints) Act 1995 section 7(1);
to conduct analysis of, and research in relation to, information given to the Board under this Act;
to collect, use and disclose information given to the Board under this Act for the purposes of performing its functions;
any other function given to the Board under this Act.
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