Western Australian Current Acts

VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2019 - SECT 84

84 .         Application for review of certain decisions by Tribunal

        (1)         An eligible applicant may apply to the Tribunal for a review of any of the following decisions —

            (a)         a decision of the coordinating practitioner for a patient in a first assessment that the patient —

                  (i)         at the time of making the first request, has or has not been ordinarily resident in Western Australia for a period of at least 12 months; or

                  (ii)         has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or

                  (iii)         is or is not acting voluntarily and without coercion;

            (b)         a decision of the consulting practitioner for a patient in a consulting assessment that the patient —

                  (i)         at the time of making the first request, has or has not been ordinarily resident in Western Australia for a period of at least 12 months; or

                  (ii)         has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or

                  (iii)         is or is not acting voluntarily and without coercion;

            (c)         a decision of the coordinating practitioner for a patient to make a statement in a final review form certifying that the coordinating practitioner is satisfied that the patient —

                  (i)         has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or

                  (ii)         in requesting access to voluntary assisted dying is or is not acting voluntarily and without coercion.

        (2)         If a review application is made in relation to a patient, the patient is a party to the proceeding whether or not the patient is the applicant for the review.