Victorian Numbered Acts

VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2017 (NO. 61 OF 2017) - SECT 33

    (1)     The co-ordinating medical practitioner for a person may transfer the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner to a consulting medical practitioner for the person if—

        (a)     the consulting medical practitioner has assessed the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying; and

        (b)     the consulting medical practitioner accepts the transfer of the role.

    (2)     Within 7 days after being requested by the co-ordinating medical practitioner to accept a transfer under subsection (1), the consulting medical practitioner must inform the co-ordinating medical practitioner whether the consulting medical practitioner accepts or refuses the transfer of the role.

    (3)     If the consulting medical practitioner refuses the transfer of the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner, the co-ordinating medical practitioner for the person may—

        (a)     refer the person to another registered medical practitioner to conduct a further consulting assessment; and

        (b)     transfer the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner to that registered medical practitioner if that practitioner—

              (i)     accepts the referral to conduct a further consulting assessment; and

              (ii)     assesses the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying; and

              (iii)     accepts the transfer of the role.

    (4)     If the registered medical practitioner accepts a referral to conduct a further consulting assessment, the consulting assessment that previously assessed the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying becomes
void.

Division 5—Written declaration