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RIGHTS OF THE TERMINALLY ILL ACT 1995 - SECT 11

Improper conduct

    (1)     A person shall not, by deception or improper influence, procure the signing or witnessing of a certificate of request.

Penalty:     $20,000 or imprisonment for 4 years.

    (2)     A person found guilty of an offence against subsection (1) forfeits any financial or other benefit the person would otherwise obtain, directly or indirectly, as a result of the death of the patient, whether or not the death results from assistance given under this Act.



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