Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2024 (NO. 24 OF 2024) - SECT 36

    (1)     As soon as practicable after deciding whether the individual meets the final assessment requirements, the coordinating practitioner must tell the individual about the decision.

    (2)     If the coordinating practitioner decides that the individual meets the final assessment requirements, the coordinating practitioner must prepare a written report (a "final assessment report") that includes—

        (a)     the coordinating practitioner's decision in relation to the final assessment; and

        (b)     any other information prescribed by regulation.

    (3)     The coordinating practitioner may attach a copy of any document relevant to their decision to the final assessment report.

    (4)     The coordinating practitioner must give a copy of the final assessment report to—

        (a)     the board within 4 business days after the day they decide that the individual meets the final assessment requirements; and

        (b)     the individual as soon as practicable after preparing it.

Maximum penalty (paragraph (a)): 20 penalty units.

    (5)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.