Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019

The Board must record and retain statistical information about the following matters relating to voluntary assisted dying —

the disease, illness or medical condition of a patient that met the requirements of section 16(1)(c) (whether or not the patient made a final request);

if a patient has died after self‑administering or being administered a voluntary assisted dying substance in accordance with this Act, the age of the patient on the day the patient died;

participation in the request and assessment process, and access to voluntary assisted dying, by patients who are regional residents;

a matter specified in a direction under subsection (2).

The Minister may give a written direction to the Board requiring it —

to record and retain statistical information about a matter relating to voluntary assisted dying specified in the direction; and

to include that statistical information in its report under section 155(1).

The Board must give effect to a direction under subsection (2).