Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019

Subsections (2) and (3) apply if —

a patient who has made a practitioner administration decision revokes the decision; and

the administering practitioner for the patient has possession of the prescribed substance when the decision is revoked.

The administering practitioner is authorised to —

possess the prescribed substance for the purpose of disposing of it; and

dispose of the prescribed substance.

The prescribed substance must be disposed of by the administering practitioner as soon as practicable after the practitioner administration decision is revoked.

Subsections (5) and (6) apply if —

a patient who has made a practitioner administration decision dies (whether or not after being administered the prescribed substance); and

the administering practitioner for the patient has possession of any prescribed substance that is unused or remaining after the patient’s death (the unused or remaining substance).

The administering practitioner is authorised to —

possess the unused or remaining substance for the purpose of disposing of it; and

dispose of the unused or remaining substance.

The unused or remaining substance must be disposed of by the administering practitioner as soon as practicable after the patient’s death.

In disposing of the prescribed substance or the unused or remaining substance, as the case requires, the administering practitioner must comply with any requirements of the Medicines and Poisons Act 2014 that apply to the disposal.