Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019

In section 7(1) delete the definition of prescriber and insert:

in relation to a Schedule 4 or 8 poison (other than a voluntary assisted dying substance prescribed for the purposes of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019) — an authorised health professional who has authority to prescribe the poison; or

in relation to a voluntary assisted dying substance prescribed for the purposes of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019 — a person who is authorised by that Act to prescribe the substance;

In section 7(1) in the definition of prescription:

delete paragraph (a) and insert:

sets out particulars of the poison, or a substance that contains the poison, that is —

to be used by, or administered to, a person named in the document for therapeutic purposes or for the purposes of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019; or

to be administered to an animal described in the document for therapeutic purposes;

delete paragraph (c) and insert:

complies with —

any requirements prescribed by the regulations; or

if the poison is a voluntary assisted dying substance that is to be used or administered for the purposes of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019, any requirements under that Act or prescribed by the regulations to the extent they are consistent with that Act.

In section 7(3):

in paragraph (b)(i)(I) delete “a person — ” and insert:

in paragraph (b)(ii) after “obtain” insert: