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VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2017 (NO. 61 OF 2017) - SECT 51

Secretary may amend voluntary assisted dying permit

    (1)     The Secretary may amend a voluntary assisted dying permit if satisfied that the permit contains an administrative error or a minor defect.

    (2)     The Secretary may exercise a power under subsection (1)—

        (a)     on the request of the relevant
co-ordinating medical practitioner; or

        (b)     in the Secretary's discretion.

    (3)     The Secretary must notify the relevant co-ordinating medical practitioner and the Board in writing of any amendment made under subsection (1).



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