Western Australian Current Acts

VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2019 - SECT 57

57 .         Revocation of administration decision

        (1)         The patient may at any time —

            (a)         revoke a self-administration decision by informing the coordinating practitioner for the patient that the patient has decided not to self-administer a voluntary assisted dying substance; or

            (b)         revoke a practitioner administration decision by informing the administering practitioner for the patient that the patient has decided not to proceed with the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance.

        (2)         For the purposes of subsection (1), the patient may inform the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner of the patient’s decision in writing, verbally or in another way (for example, by gestures).

        (3)         If the patient revokes an administration decision under subsection (1), the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner who is informed of the patient’s decision must —

            (a)         record the revocation in the patient’s medical record; and

            (b)         if the practitioner is not the coordinating practitioner for the patient, inform the coordinating practitioner of the revocation; and

            (c)         within 2 business days after the revocation, complete the approved form (the revocation form ) and give a copy of it to the Board.

        (4)         The revocation form must include the following —

            (a)         the name, date of birth and contact details of the patient;

            (b)         the name and contact details of the person completing the form;

            (c)         if the person completing the form is not the coordinating practitioner for the patient, the name and contact details of the coordinating practitioner;

            (d)         the date when the administration decision was made;

            (e)         the date when the administration decision was revoked;

            (f)         if the patient was assisted by an interpreter when revoking the administration decision, the name, contact details and accreditation details of the interpreter;

            (g)         the signature of the person completing the form and the date when the form was signed.

        (5)         The revocation of an administration decision does not prevent the patient from making another administration decision under section 56(1).