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VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2017 (NO. 61 OF 2017) - SECT 29

Outcome of consulting assessment

    (1)     The consulting medical practitioner must assess the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying if the consulting medical practitioner is satisfied that—

        (a)     the person meets all the eligibility criteria for access to voluntary assisted dying; and

        (b)     the person understands the information required to be provided under section 28(1); and

        (c)     the person is acting voluntarily and without coercion; and

        (d)     the person's request for access to voluntary assisted dying is enduring.

    (2)     If the consulting medical practitioner is not satisfied as to any matter in subsection (1), the consulting medical practitioner must assess the person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying as ineligible for access to voluntary assisted dying.



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