{"id":"sl-2025-19","name":"Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025","slug":"voluntary-assisted-dying-regulation-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"19 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173937,"registerId":"act-sl-2025-19-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nVoluntary Assisted Dying\nRegulation 2025\nSL2025-19\nmade under the\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024\nRepublication No 1\nEffective: 3 November 2025\nRepublication date: 3 November 2025\nRegulation not amended\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025, made under the\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act\n2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 3 November 2025. It also includes any\ncommencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 3 November 2025.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the\nsymbol M appears immediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying\nprovision appears in the endnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation\nAct 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nVoluntary Assisted Dying\nRegulation 2025\nmade under the\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\nPart 2 Request and assessment process for\nvoluntary assisted dying\n5 Information to be given to individual after acceptance of first request—\nAct, s 14 (3) (a) 3\n6 Information to be given to individual after first assessment and\nconsulting assessment—Act, s 16 (3) and s 23 (3) 4\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n7 Information for first assessment report—Act, s 18 (1) (a) (ii) 5\n8 Information for consulting assessment report—Act, s 25 (1) (a) (ii) 7\n9 Information for final request report—Act, s 34 (1) (a) 8\n10 Information for final assessment report—Act, s 36 (2) (b) 8\nPart 3 Accessing voluntary assisted dying and\ndeath\n11 Information for contact person appointment—Act, s 51 (4) (c) 9\n12 Eligibility requirements for approved suppliers and approved\ndisposers—Act, s 57 (2) 10\n13 Information to be given to individual before first prescription—Act,\ns 58 (1) (d) 10\n14 Information for prescription—Act, s 58 (3) and s 59 (3) 12\n15 Labelling requirements for approved substances—Act, s 60 (3) (c) 13\n16 Other requirements for supplying approved substances—self-\nadministration decision in effect—Act, s 60 (3) (d) 13\n17 Circumstances for using courier to supply approved substance—Act,\ns 60 (3) (f) (ii) 14\n18 Requirements for couriers supplying approved substance—Act,\ns 60 (6) 14\n19 Information for supply record—Act, s 60 (7) (a) 15\n20 Requirements for couriers—Act, s 60 (10), def courier 16\n21 Information for written notice about original administering practitioner\ngiving approved substance to new administering practitioner—Act,\ns 65 (6) 16\n22 Information for written notice about original contact person giving\napproved substance to another person—Act, s 67 (6) 17\n23 Information for written record of receipt of approved substance\nreceived for disposal—Act, s 73 (2) (a) 17\n24 Information for written notice about receipt of approved substance\nreceived for disposal—Act, s 73 (2) (b) 17\n25 Disposal requirements—Act, s 73 (2) (d) 18\n26 Information for disposal record—Act, s 73 (3) (a) 19\n27 Storage requirements for approved substances—Act, s 74 19\n28 Matters to be certified in administration certificate—Act, s 81 (3) (d) 22\n\nContents\nPage\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\ncontents 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 4 Requirements for coordinating practitioners,\nconsulting practitioners and administering\npractitioners\n29 Definitions—pt 4 24\n30 Meaning of disqualifying finding—pt 4 25\n31 Information for application for authorisation—Act, s 88 (2) (b) 27\n32 Eligibility requirements for authorisation as authorised coordinating\npractitioner or authorised consulting practitioner—Act, s 89 (1) (b) 28\n33 Eligibility requirements for authorisation as authorised administering\npractitioner—Act, s 89 (2) (b) 29\n34 Authorisation conditions—Act, s 93 (1) (b) 29\n35 Information for register of authorised practitioners—Act, s 96 (2) 30\nPart 5 Conscientious objections—health\npractitioners and health service providers\n36 Relevant health service providers—Act, s 100 (4), def relevant health\nservice provider 31\nPart 6 Obligations of facility operators\n37 Requirements for policy—Act, s 108 (1) (b) 32\nPart 7 Voluntary assisted dying oversight board\n38 Information to be kept by board about requests for, or access to,\nvoluntary assisted dying—Act, s 119 (1) (d) 33\n39 Number of members required for valid vote—Act, s 122 (1) (a) 36\n40 Number of votes required for valid decision—Act, s 122 (1) (b) 36\nPart 8 Review of coordinating practitioner,\nconsulting practitioner and administering\npractitioner decisions\n41 Information for reviewable decision notice—Act, s 135 (1) 37\nPart 9 Miscellaneous\n42 Information for application for residency exemption—Act, s 154 (2) (c) 38\n43 Requirements for counsellors—Act, s 155 (3), def relevant health\nprofessional, par (a) 39\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 4 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n44 Requirements for social workers—Act, s 155 (3), def relevant health\nprofessional, par (c) 39\n45 Requirements for other health professionals—Act, s 155 (3),\ndef relevant health professional, par (d) 40\nDictionary 41\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 43\n2 Abbreviation key 43\n3 Legislation history 44\n4 Amendment history 44\n\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nVoluntary Assisted Dying\nRegulation 2025\nmade under the\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\nSection 1\npage 2 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other\nterms defined elsewhere.\nFor example, the signpost definition ‘condition—see the Act,\nsection 11 (2).’ means that the term ‘condition’ is defined in that\nsubsection and the definition applies to this regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to\nthe entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the\nregulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears\n(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\n\nRequest and assessment process for voluntary assisted dying Part 2\nSection 5\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2 Request and assessment\nprocess for voluntary assisted\ndying\n5 Information to be given to individual after acceptance of\nfirst request—Act, s 14 (3) (a)\n(1) The following information is prescribed:\n(a) information about the request and assessment process, including\nthe requirements that must be met for an individual to be found\neligible to access voluntary assisted dying;\n(b) information about the process for an individual to access\nvoluntary assisted dying after the request and assessment\nprocess for the individual is complete;\n(c) a statement that if the request and assessment process is\ncomplete for an individual, the individual may choose to\nself-administer an approved substance or have an approved\nsubstance administered to them by a health practitioner;\n(d) information about the functions of authorised practitioners and\nother health practitioners who may be involved in relation to an\nindividual who has decided to access voluntary assisted dying;\n(e) information about the functions of an individual’s contact\nperson;\n(f) a statement about the effect of the Act, section 136 (1) (Making\napplication for review of reviewable decision) and which\ndecisions made under the Act are reviewable decisions;\n(g) a statement about how information about an individual who has\nmade a request to access voluntary assisted dying may be used\nor disclosed;\n\nPart 2 Request and assessment process for voluntary assisted dying\nSection 6\npage 4 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(h) a statement about the services for support and care available to\nan individual who has been diagnosed with a relevant condition,\nincluding palliative care options;\n(i) the likely expenses for an individual who decides to access\nvoluntary assisted dying;\n(j) the role of the board.\n(2) For this section, a request and assessment process for an individual is\ncomplete if the individual’s coordinating practitioner has prepared a\nfinal assessment report for the individual under the Act,\nsection 36 (2).\n(3) In this section:\nrelevant condition means a condition that, either on its own or in\ncombination with 1 or more other diagnosed conditions, is expected\nto cause the death of an individual.\nreviewable decision—see the Act, section 134.\n6 Information to be given to individual after first\nassessment and consulting assessment—Act, s 16 (3)\nand s 23 (3)\n(1) The following information is prescribed:\n(a) the individual’s diagnosis and prognosis;\n(b) the treatment options available to the individual;\n(c) the likely outcome of the treatment options;\n(d) the palliative care options available to the individual;\n(e) the likely outcome of the palliative care options;\n(f) information about the request and assessment process, including\nthe requirement for an individual’s second request to be signed\nin the presence of 2 eligible witnesses;\n\nRequest and assessment process for voluntary assisted dying Part 2\nSection 7\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(g) a statement that the individual may choose to self-administer an\napproved substance or have an approved substance administered\nto them by a health practitioner;\n(h) the potential complications of an approved substance being\nadministered by or to the individual;\n(i) a statement that death of the individual is the expected outcome\nof an approved substance being administered by or to the\nindividual;\n(j) a statement about the effect of the Act, section 9 (1)\n(No obligation to continue with request to access voluntary\nassisted dying);\n(k) a statement that the individual may wish to tell their other\ntreating health practitioners that they have made a request to\naccess voluntary assisted dying.\n(2) In this section:\neligible witness—see the Act, section 27 (6).\n7 Information for first assessment report—Act,\ns 18 (1) (a) (ii)\n(1) The following information is prescribed:\n(a) the individual’s name;\n(b) the individual’s date of birth;\n(c) the individual’s home address;\n(d) the individual’s gender identity (if known);\n(e) if the coordinating practitioner decides the individual\nmeets the eligibility requirement mentioned in the Act,\nsection 11 (1) (b)—the individual’s condition or conditions that\nmeet the requirement;\n\nPart 2 Request and assessment process for voluntary assisted dying\nSection 7\npage 6 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(f) the reasons why the coordinating practitioner decided the\nindividual’s condition or conditions are or are not advanced,\nprogressive and expected to cause death;\n(g) whether the individual has a disability other than a condition that\nmeets the eligibility requirement mentioned in the Act,\nsection 11 (1) (b) (if known);\n(h) whether the individual is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander\nperson (if known);\n(i) whether the individual is from a culturally and linguistically\ndiverse background (if known);\n(j) the language used by the individual at home (if known);\n(k) whether the individual used an interpreter during the first\nassessment;\n(l) the day the individual made the first request;\n(m) the day the coordinating practitioner accepted the individual’s\nfirst request;\n(n) the day the coordinating practitioner made their decision on the\nfirst assessment.\n(2) In this section:\nadvanced—see the Act, section 11 (3).\ngender identity—see the Discrimination Act 1991, dictionary.\nprogressive—see the Act, section 11 (7).\n\nRequest and assessment process for voluntary assisted dying Part 2\nSection 8\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n8 Information for consulting assessment report—Act,\ns 25 (1) (a) (ii)\n(1) The following information is prescribed:\n(a) the individual’s name;\n(b) the individual’s date of birth;\n(c) the individual’s home address;\n(d) if the consulting practitioner decides the individual\nmeets the eligibility requirement mentioned in the Act,\nsection 11 (1) (b)—the individual’s condition or conditions that\nmeet the requirement;\n(e) the reasons why the consulting practitioner decided the\nindividual’s condition or conditions are or are not advanced,\nprogressive and expected to cause death;\n(f) whether the individual has a disability other than a condition that\nmeets the eligibility requirement mentioned in the Act,\nsection 11 (1) (b) (if known);\n(g) whether the individual used an interpreter during the consulting\nassessment;\n(h) the day the consulting practitioner made their decision on the\nconsulting assessment.\n(2) In this section:\nadvanced—see the Act, section 11 (3).\nprogressive—see the Act, section 11 (7).\n\nPart 2 Request and assessment process for voluntary assisted dying\nSection 9\npage 8 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n9 Information for final request report—Act, s 34 (1) (a)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the individual’s name;\n(b) the individual’s date of birth;\n(c) the individual’s home address;\n(d) the day the individual made the final request;\n(e) whether the individual used an interpreter to make the final\nrequest;\n(f) a statement that the individual’s final request met the\nrequirements mentioned in the Act, section 32 (2).\n10 Information for final assessment report—Act, s 36 (2) (b)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the individual’s name;\n(b) the individual’s date of birth;\n(c) the individual’s home address;\n(d) the coordinating practitioner’s decision about—\n(i) whether the individual has decision-making capacity in\nrelation to voluntary assisted dying; and\n(ii) whether the individual’s decision to access voluntary\nassisted dying is made voluntarily and without coercion;\n(e) whether the individual used an interpreter during the final\nassessment;\n(f) the day the coordinating practitioner made their decision on the\nfinal assessment.\n\nAccessing voluntary assisted dying and death Part 3\nSection 11\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3 Accessing voluntary assisted\ndying and death\n11 Information for contact person appointment—Act,\ns 51 (4) (c)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name and telephone number of the individual;\n(b) the name, home address or business address and telephone\nnumber of the person being appointed as the individual’s contact\nperson (the appointee);\n(c) a statement that the appointee—\n(i) is an adult; and\n(ii) consents to the appointment; and\n(iii) acknowledges the functions and obligations of a contact\nperson under the Act, including the obligations under the\nAct, section 69 (Giving approved substances to approved\ndisposer if individual dies or contact person appointment\nends—contact person);\n(d) if the contact person appointment is prepared by another person\nunder the Act, section 51 (4) (b) (ii)—\n(i) the name of the person who prepared the appointment; and\n(ii) a statement that the person is an adult; and\n(iii) a statement that the person prepared the appointment; and\n(iv) a statement that the individual asked the person to prepare\nthe appointment.\n\nPart 3 Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death\nSection 12\npage 10 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n12 Eligibility requirements for approved suppliers and\napproved disposers—Act, s 57 (2)\nThe following eligibility requirements are prescribed:\n(a) the health practitioner is—\n(i) a pharmacist; and\n(ii) a public servant working in Canberra Health Services;\n(b) the health practitioner has successfully completed any\npharmacist training approved by the chief executive officer of\nCanberra Health Services.\n13 Information to be given to individual before first\nprescription—Act, s 58 (1) (d)\n(1) The following information is prescribed:\n(a) the medicine that constitutes the approved substance;\n(b) a statement that the individual is under no obligation to proceed\nwith the administration of the approved substance;\n(c) the business address and telephone number of an approved\ndisposer who is authorised to dispose of the approved substance;\n(d) if the individual has a practitioner administration decision in\neffect—\n(i) the method by which the approved substance will be\nadministered to the individual; and\n(ii) the expected effects on the individual of the approved\nsubstance being administered to the individual; and\n(iii) the period in which the individual is likely to die after the\napproved substance is administered to the individual; and\n(iv) the potential complications of the approved substance\nbeing administered to the individual;\n\nAccessing voluntary assisted dying and death Part 3\nSection 13\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(e) if the individual has a self-administration decision in effect—\n(i) the business address and telephone number of an approved\nsupplier who can supply the approved substance to the\nindividual; and\n(ii) a statement about the storage requirements and liability\nunder the Act, section 74 (Storage of approved substances);\nand\n(iii) details about how the individual can prepare and\nself-administer the approved substance; and\n(iv) the period during which a prescription for the approved\nsubstance is valid; and\n(v) a statement about the effect of the Act, section 68 (Giving\napproved substances to approved disposer if administration\ndecision revoked—individual or contact person); and\n(vi) a statement about the effect of the Act, section 69 (Giving\napproved substances to approved disposer if individual\ndies or contact person appointment ends—contact person);\nand\n(vii) the expected effects on the individual of self-administering\nthe approved substance; and\n(viii) the period in which the individual is likely to die after\nself-administering the approved substance; and\n(ix) the potential complications of the individual\nself-administering the approved substance.\n(2) The information mentioned in subsection (1) must be given to the\nindividual orally and in writing.\n\nPart 3 Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death\nSection 14\npage 12 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n14 Information for prescription—Act, s 58 (3) and s 59 (3)\n(1) The following information is prescribed:\n(a) the prescriber’s name, business address and telephone number;\n(b) the day the prescription is issued;\n(c) the name, date of birth, home address and telephone number of\nthe individual for whom the approved substance is prescribed;\n(d) the approved substance, and the form, strength and quantity of\nthe substance, to be dispensed under the prescription;\n(e) a statement that the prescription is for a medicine intended to be\nused for voluntary assisted dying;\n(f) a statement certifying that—\n(i) the request and assessment process for the individual is\ncomplete; and\n(ii) the individual has made an administration decision;\n(g) whether the individual has a practitioner administration decision\nor self-administration decision in effect when the prescription is\nissued;\n(h) a statement, endorsed by the prescriber’s signature,\nacknowledging that the prescription was issued by the\nprescriber.\n(2) For this section, a request and assessment process for an individual is\ncomplete if the individual’s coordinating practitioner has prepared\na final assessment report for the individual under the Act,\nsection 36 (2).\n\nAccessing voluntary assisted dying and death Part 3\nSection 15\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n15 Labelling requirements for approved substances—Act,\ns 60 (3) (c)\nA label that includes the following information must be attached to\nthe container or packaging of an approved substance:\n(a) the information mentioned in the Medicines, Poisons and\nTherapeutic Goods Regulation 2008, section 123;\n(b) a statement that the purpose of the dose of the substance is to\ncause death;\n(c) a statement about the storage requirements and liability under\nthe Act, section 74 (Storage of approved substances);\n(d) a statement that any unused approved substance must be\ndisposed of in accordance with the Act.\n16 Other requirements for supplying approved substances—\nself-administration decision in effect—Act, s 60 (3) (d)\n(1) This section applies if, when supplying an approved substance for an\nindividual, an approved supplier is satisfied on reasonable grounds\nthat the individual has a self-administration decision in effect.\n(2) The approved supplier must give the information mentioned in\nsection 13 (1) to the person to whom the approved substance is\nsupplied.\n(3) The approved supplier must give the information to the person—\n(a) orally; and\n(b) in writing if the person—\n(i) tells the supplier that the individual for whom the substance\nis supplied does not have the information in writing; or\n(ii) asks the supplier to give them the information in writing.\n\nPart 3 Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death\nSection 17\npage 14 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n17 Circumstances for using courier to supply approved\nsubstance—Act, s 60 (3) (f) (ii)\nThe circumstances prescribed are—\n(a) the individual has a practitioner administration decision in\neffect; and\n(b) the approved supplier keeps a written record that includes—\n(i) the name of the courier used to supply the approved\nsubstance to the person; and\n(ii) the date and time the courier received the approved\nsubstance from the supplier; and\n(c) the approved supplier ensures that—\n(i) the approved substance is contained in a package; and\n(ii) the package does not indicate that it contains an approved\nsubstance; and\n(iii) the package contains a document that includes a statement\nthat the contents of the package include a medicine that is\nintended to be used for voluntary assisted dying; and\n(iv) the package is addressed to the person to whom the\nsubstance is being supplied.\n18 Requirements for couriers supplying approved\nsubstance—Act, s 60 (6)\n(1) A courier who delivers a package containing an approved substance\nunder the Act, section 60 (5) (c)—\n(a) must not open or otherwise interfere with the package or its\ncontents; and\n\nAccessing voluntary assisted dying and death Part 3\nSection 19\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) must, when delivering the substance, obtain written notice from\nthe person to whom the substance is delivered (a delivery\nconfirmation) that—\n(i) states the courier gave the substance to the person; and\n(ii) is signed and dated by the person to whom the substance\nwas given; and\n(c) must give the delivery confirmation to the approved supplier for\nwhom they delivered the substance.\n(2) In this section:\ninterfere with a package or its contents includes—\n(a) damaging or destroying the package or its contents; and\n(b) spoiling or contaminating the contents of the package.\n19 Information for supply record—Act, s 60 (7) (a)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name, date of birth, home address and telephone number of\nthe individual for whom the approved substance was prescribed;\n(b) the name of the approved supplier;\n(c) the day the approved substance was supplied;\n(d) a statement that—\n(i) the approved supplier was satisfied about the matters\nmentioned in the Act, section 60 (3) (b); and\n(ii) the approved supplier complied with the labelling\nrequirements under section 15 (Labelling requirements for\napproved substances—Act, s 60 (3) (c)); and\n\nPart 3 Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death\nSection 20\npage 16 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(iii) if the individual for whom the approved substance was\nsupplied had a self-administration decision in effect when\nthe substance was supplied—the approved supplier\ncomplied with the supply requirements under section 16\n(Other requirements for supplying approved substances—\nself-administration decision in effect—Act, s 60 (3) (d));\nand\n(iv) if the Act, section 60 (3) (e) applies—the approved supplier\nwas satisfied of a matter mentioned in the Act,\nsection 60 (3) (e) (i) or (ii).\n20 Requirements for couriers—Act, s 60 (10), def courier\nThe person must be—\n(a) a health practitioner; and\n(b) a public servant working in Canberra Health Services.\n21 Information for written notice about original\nadministering practitioner giving approved substance to\nnew administering practitioner—Act, s 65 (6)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name, business address and telephone number of the new\nadministering practitioner;\n(b) the day the original administering practitioner gave the approved\nsubstance to the new administering practitioner.\n\nAccessing voluntary assisted dying and death Part 3\nSection 22\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n22 Information for written notice about original contact\nperson giving approved substance to another person—\nAct, s 67 (6)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name, home address or business address and telephone\nnumber of the new contact person;\n(b) the day the original contact person gave the approved substance\nto the person mentioned in the Act, section 67 (2).\n23 Information for written record of receipt of approved\nsubstance received for disposal—Act, s 73 (2) (a)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name of the approved disposer;\n(b) the name of the person who gave the approved substance to the\napproved disposer (if known);\n(c) a statement that the approved disposer received the approved\nsubstance from the person;\n(d) the day the approved disposer received the approved substance\nfrom the person;\n(e) a statement, endorsed by the approved disposer’s signature,\nacknowledging the truth of the information in the written record;\n(f) the day the approved disposer signed the written record.\n24 Information for written notice about receipt of approved\nsubstance received for disposal—Act, s 73 (2) (b)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name of the approved disposer;\n(b) the name of the person who gave the approved substance to the\napproved disposer (if known);\n\nPart 3 Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death\nSection 25\npage 18 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) the day the approved disposer received the approved substance;\n(d) the name, date of birth, home address and telephone number of\nthe individual for whom the approved substance was prescribed;\n(e) a statement, endorsed by the approved disposer’s signature,\nacknowledging the truth of the information in the written record;\n(f) the day the approved disposer signed the written record.\n25 Disposal requirements—Act, s 73 (2) (d)\n(1) The following disposal requirements are prescribed:\n(a) the approved disposer must personally dispose of the approved\nsubstance;\n(b) the approved disposer must comply with the requirements for\ndiscarding a controlled medicine under the Medicines, Poisons\nand Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 when disposing of the\napproved substance, even if the approved substance is not a\ncontrolled medicine.\nNote A controlled medicine must be discarded in accordance with any\nprescribed requirements (see Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods\nAct 2008, s 34 (1)). The Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods\nRegulation 2008, s 390 prescribes the requirements for discarding a\ncontrolled medicine.\n(2) In this section:\ncontrolled medicine—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic\nGoods Act 2008, section 11 (2).\n\nAccessing voluntary assisted dying and death Part 3\nSection 26\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n26 Information for disposal record—Act, s 73 (3) (a)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name, home address and telephone number of the individual\nfor whom the approved substance was prescribed;\n(b) the name of the person who gave the approved substance to the\napproved disposer (if known);\n(c) the name of the approved disposer;\n(d) the day the approved substance was received by the approved\ndisposer;\n(e) the day the approved disposer disposed of the approved\nsubstance;\n(f) a statement, endorsed by the approved disposer’s signature,\nacknowledging the truth of the information in the written record;\n(g) the day the approved disposer signed the written record.\n27 Storage requirements for approved substances—Act,\ns 74\n(1) This section applies to the following people when in possession of an\napproved substance:\n(a) an individual who has or had a self-administration decision in\neffect (a relevant individual);\n(b) a person who is or was the contact person for a relevant\nindividual (a relevant contact person);\n(c) a person who is or was an administering practitioner for an\nindividual who has or had a practitioner administration decision\nin effect (a relevant administering practitioner).\n\nPart 3 Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death\nSection 27\npage 20 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) The person must—\n(a) store the substance in a suitable receptacle at all times other than\nwhen the substance is being prepared, administered or given to\nan approved disposer; and\n(b) keep the receptacle locked at all times other than when the\nsubstance is being prepared, administered or given to an\napproved disposer.\n(3) The relevant individual must—\n(a) keep the suitable receptacle in a place and manner that ensures\ntheir contact person can access the receptacle; and\n(b) tell their contact person the address of the place where the\nreceptacle is kept; and\n(c) if the receptacle is unlocked by a combination lock—keep the\ncombination confidential other than to give the combination to\ntheir contact person for 1 or more of the following purposes:\n(i) the preparation of the substance;\n(ii) the administration of the substance;\n(iii) giving the substance to an approved disposer; and\n(d) if the receptacle is unlocked by a key—\n(i) keep personal custody of the key; or\n(ii) keep the key in a place that is not the same place as where\nthe receptacle is kept; or\n(iii) give the key to their contact person.\n(4) If the relevant individual gives their contact person the combination\nfor a purpose mentioned in subsection (3) (c) (i) to (iii), the contact\nperson must keep the combination confidential.\n\nAccessing voluntary assisted dying and death Part 3\nSection 27\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 21\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(5) If the relevant individual gives the key to their contact person under\nsubsection (3) (d) (iii), the contact person must—\n(a) do 1 of the following:\n(i) keep personal custody of the key;\n(ii) keep the key in a place that is not the same place as where\nthe receptacle is kept;\n(iii) if the individual asks to be given the key—give the key to\nthe individual; and\n(b) if the contact person keeps the key in a place under\nparagraph (a) (ii)—tell the individual the address and location\nof the place where the key is kept.\n(6) The relevant contact person must—\n(a) keep the suitable receptacle in a place and manner that ensures\nthe relevant individual can access the receptacle; and\n(b) tell the relevant individual the address of the place where the\nreceptacle is kept; and\n(c) if the receptacle is unlocked by a combination lock—\n(i) give the combination to the relevant individual; and\n(ii) otherwise keep the combination confidential; and\n(d) if the receptacle is unlocked by a key—\n(i) give the key to the relevant individual; or\n(ii) if the relevant individual asks the relevant contact person\nto keep custody of the key—\n(A) keep personal custody of the key; or\n(B) keep the key in a place that is not the same place as\nwhere the receptacle is kept; and\n\nPart 3 Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death\nSection 28\npage 22 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(e) if the receptacle is unlocked by a key and the relevant individual\nasks the relevant contact person to keep custody of the key—tell\nthe relevant individual the address and location of the place\nwhere the key is kept; and\n(f) if the relevant individual asks for the receptacle—give the\nreceptacle to the individual; and\n(g) if the relevant contact person gives the receptacle to the\nindividual under paragraph (f)—give the key to the relevant\nindividual.\n(7) The relevant administering practitioner must—\n(a) if the suitable receptacle is unlocked by a combination lock—\nkeep the combination confidential; and\n(b) if the receptacle is unlocked by a key—\n(i) keep personal custody of the key; or\n(ii) keep the key in a place that is not the same place as where\nthe receptacle is kept.\n(8) In this section:\nsuitable receptacle means a receptacle that—\n(a) is not easily penetrable; and\n(b) is locked with a lock of sturdy construction.\n28 Matters to be certified in administration certificate—Act,\ns 81 (3) (d)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name and date of birth of the individual;\n(b) the name, business address and telephone number of the\nadministering practitioner;\n\nAccessing voluntary assisted dying and death Part 3\nSection 28\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) the date and time the approved substance was administered to\nthe individual;\n(d) the address of the place where the administering practitioner\nadministered the approved substance to the individual;\n(e) if the administering practitioner was present when the individual\ndied—\n(i) the date and time of the individual’s death; and\n(ii) the time between the substance being administered to the\nindividual and the individual’s death;\n(f) if the administering practitioner was not present when the\nindividual died—\n(i) the estimated time of the individual’s death; and\n(ii) the estimated time between the substance being\nadministered to the individual and the individual’s death;\n(g) details of any complications relating to the administration of the\napproved substance to the individual;\n(h) the name, date of birth, home address or business address and\ntelephone number of the witness to the administration of the\napproved substance;\n(i) a statement, endorsed by the administering practitioner’s\nsignature, acknowledging the truth of the information in the\nadministering certificate;\n(j) the day the administering practitioner signed the administration\ncertificate.\n\nPart 4 Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and\nadministering practitioners\nSection 29\npage 24 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 4 Requirements for coordinating\npractitioners, consulting\npractitioners and administering\npractitioners\n29 Definitions—pt 4\n(1) In this part:\nadverse finding, in relation to a health practitioner, means any of the\nfollowing:\n(a) a finding that results in health, conduct or performance action\nbeing taken against the practitioner;\n(b) a substantiated claim or complaint about, or adverse finding\nmade against, the practitioner by—\n(i) a registration authority; or\n(ii) any other professional, ethical standards or disciplinary\nbody in Australia or outside Australia;\nExample—par (ii)\nThe Royal Australian College of General Practitioners\n(c) a conviction or finding of guilt for an offence whether in\nAustralia or elsewhere.\ndisqualifying finding, in relation to a health practitioner—see\nsection 30.\nhealth, conduct or performance action—see the Health Practitioner\nRegulation National Law (ACT), section 5.\nregistration authority—see the Health Practitioner Regulation\nNational Law (ACT), section 5.\n\nRequirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and\nadministering practitioners\nPart 4\nSection 30\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nregistration number, of a health practitioner, means the registration\nnumber or code mentioned in the Health Practitioner Regulation\nNational Law (ACT), section 225 (c).\nrelevant area of practice, for a nurse or nurse practitioner, means\npractice in an area requiring skills relevant to voluntary assisted\ndying.\nExamples—relevant area of practice\npalliative care, supportive care, anaesthetics, emergency medicine, geriatrics, aged\ncare, general medicine, general practice, primary health care, haematology,\nintensive care medicine, medical oncology, radiation oncology, neurology,\ncomplex chronic care\n30 Meaning of disqualifying finding—pt 4\n(1) For this part, a disqualifying finding, in relation to a health\npractitioner, means any of the following adverse findings:\n(a) a finding that the practitioner unlawfully provided or authorised\nthe medical treatment of a person without consent for the\ntreatment being given;\n(b) a finding that the practitioner coerced a person;\n(c) a finding in relation to relevant misconduct of the practitioner\nif—\n(i) the finding results in health, conduct or performance action\nbeing taken against the practitioner; and\n(ii) the health, conduct or performance action results in a\ncondition being placed on the practitioner’s registration as\na health practitioner;\n(d) a finding against the practitioner if—\n(i) the finding results in health, conduct or performance action\nbeing taken against the practitioner; and\n\nPart 4 Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and\nadministering practitioners\nSection 30\npage 26 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) the health, conduct or performance action results in a\ncondition being placed on the practitioner’s registration as\na health practitioner; and\n(iii) the condition prevents the practitioner from carrying out a\nfunction of an authorised coordinating practitioner.\nExample—par (d)\nAs a consequence of health, conduct or performance action taken against a\ndoctor, they have a condition placed on their registration that prevents them\nfrom prescribing certain medicines used for voluntary assisted dying. This\ncondition prevents the doctor from being able to carry out all the functions of\nan authorised coordinating practitioner because they are not able to prescribe\nall the medicines necessary for an individual accessing voluntary assisted\ndying.\n(2) For subsection (1) (c) and (d), a finding against a health practitioner\nis a disqualifying finding only while the condition applies to the\npractitioner’s registration as a health practitioner.\n(3) In this section:\ncontrolled medicine—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic\nGoods Act 2008, section 11 (2).\nprescription only medicine—see the Medicines, Poisons and\nTherapeutic Goods Act 2008, section 11 (2).\nrelevant misconduct, of a health practitioner, means any of the\nfollowing conduct:\n(a) the practitioner misappropriating a controlled medicine or\nprescription only medicine;\n(b) the practitioner treating a patient if the practitioner knows or\nbelieves that they—\n(i) are a beneficiary under the will of the patient; or\n(ii) may otherwise benefit financially or in any other material\nway (other than by receiving reasonable fees for the\nprovision of services) from treating the patient;\n\nRequirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and\nadministering practitioners\nPart 4\nSection 31\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 27\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) the practitioner giving false or misleading information to—\n(i) a registration authority; or\n(ii) any other professional, ethical standards or disciplinary\nbody in Australia or outside Australia.\nExample—par (ii)\nThe Royal Australian College of General Practitioners\n31 Information for application for authorisation—Act,\ns 88 (2) (b)\n(1) The following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name, business address and telephone number of the health\npractitioner;\n(b) the health practitioner’s registration number;\n(c) any adverse finding made against the health practitioner;\n(d) any notification made about the health practitioner under the\nHealth Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);\n(e) details about the health profession the practitioner holds\nregistration in and how long the health practitioner has held the\nregistration;\n(f) if the health practitioner has previously been registered in a\nhealth profession other than the health profession mentioned in\nparagraph (e)—details about the previous registration and the\nperiod the health practitioner held the registration;\n(g) any recent and relevant clinical practice undertaken by the\nhealth practitioner;\nExamples—recent and relevant clinical practice\nproviding palliative care, undertaking patient assessment, undertaking\nclinical decision making\n(h) if the health practitioner is a doctor—their area of specialisation;\n\nPart 4 Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and\nadministering practitioners\nSection 32\npage 28 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(i) if the health practitioner is a nurse practitioner or registered\nnurse—their relevant area of practice.\n(2) In this section:\nhealth profession—see the Health Practitioner Regulation National\nLaw (ACT), section 5.\n32 Eligibility requirements for authorisation as authorised\ncoordinating practitioner or authorised consulting\npractitioner—Act, s 89 (1) (b)\n(1) The following eligibility requirements are prescribed:\n(a) the health practitioner has completed any authorised practitioner\ntraining approved by the director-general;\n(b) the health practitioner has told the director-general about—\n(i) any adverse finding made against the practitioner; and\n(ii) any notification made about the health practitioner under\nthe Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);\n(c) the health practitioner has not had a disqualifying finding made\nagainst them;\n(d) if the health practitioner is a doctor—the doctor—\n(i) holds specialist registration and has practised for at least\n1 year as the holder of that registration; or\n(ii) holds general registration and has practised for at least\n5 years as the holder of that registration; or\n(iii) holds specialist registration and has practised for at least\n5 years as the holder of general registration;\n(e) if the health practitioner is a nurse practitioner—they have at\nleast 1 year of experience as a nurse practitioner in a relevant\narea of practice.\n\nRequirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and\nadministering practitioners\nPart 4\nSection 33\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 29\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) In this section:\nspecialist registration means specialist registration under the Health\nPractitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) in the medical\nprofession.\n33 Eligibility requirements for authorisation as authorised\nadministering practitioner—Act, s 89 (2) (b)\nThe following eligibility requirements are prescribed:\n(a) the health practitioner has completed any authorised practitioner\ntraining approved by the director-general;\n(b) the health practitioner has told the director-general about—\n(i) any adverse finding made against the practitioner; and\n(ii) any notification made about the health practitioner under\nthe Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);\n(c) the health practitioner has not had a disqualifying finding made\nagainst them;\n(d) if the health practitioner is a registered nurse—they have at least\n5 years of experience as a registered nurse.\n34 Authorisation conditions—Act, s 93 (1) (b)\nThe following conditions are prescribed:\n(a) the authorised practitioner must, every 3 years after the day the\npractitioner becomes an authorised practitioner, successfully\ncomplete any authorised practitioner refresher training approved\nby the director-general;\n(b) the authorised practitioner must tell the director-general, in\nwriting, about the following matters within 7 days after the day\nthe practitioner becomes aware of the matter:\n(i) any adverse finding made against the practitioner;\n\nPart 4 Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and\nadministering practitioners\nSection 35\npage 30 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) any change to the practitioner’s registration as a health\npractitioner;\n(iii) any notification made about the practitioner under the\nHealth Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);\n(c) any condition placed on the health practitioner’s registration as\na health practitioner.\n35 Information for register of authorised practitioners—Act,\ns 96 (2)\nThe following details about an authorised practitioner are prescribed:\n(a) the name, business address and telephone number of the\npractitioner;\n(b) the practitioner’s registration number;\n(c) the day the director-general authorised the practitioner;\n(d) whether the practitioner is authorised as an authorised\ncoordinating practitioner, authorised consulting practitioner or\nauthorised administering practitioner;\n(e) if the practitioner is a doctor—their area of specialisation;\n(f) if the practitioner is a nurse practitioner or registered nurse—\ntheir relevant area of practice;\n(g) any conditions on the practitioner’s authorisation, other than the\nconditions mentioned in section 34 (a) and (b).\n\nConscientious objections—health practitioners and health service providers Part 5\nSection 36\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 31\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 5 Conscientious objections—\nhealth practitioners and health\nservice providers\n36 Relevant health service providers—Act, s 100 (4),\ndef relevant health service provider\n(1) The following are prescribed:\n(a) a social worker;\n(b) a speech pathologist.\n(2) In this section:\nsocial worker means an individual with a qualification that provides\neligibility for a practising membership, other than a student\nmembership or retirement membership, with the Australian\nAssociation of Social Workers Limited.\nspeech pathologist means an individual with a qualification that\nprovides eligibility for a practising membership with The Speech\nPathology Association of Australia Limited.\n\nPart 6 Obligations of facility operators\nSection 37\npage 32 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 6 Obligations of facility operators\n37 Requirements for policy—Act, s 108 (1) (b)\n(1) The following requirements are prescribed:\n(a) the policy must include the contact details for the approved care\nnavigator service;\n(b) the policy must state whether the operator of the facility\nprovides residents of the facility with access to a relevant\nservice;\n(c) the policy must include a statement about the effect of the Act,\nsection 109 (Facility operator must not withdraw or refuse to\nprovide care service).\n(2) In this section:\nrelevant service—see the Act, section 102 (2).\n\nVoluntary assisted dying oversight board Part 7\nSection 38\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 33\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 7 Voluntary assisted dying\noversight board\n38 Information to be kept by board about requests for, or\naccess to, voluntary assisted dying—Act, s 119 (1) (d)\n(1) The following information is prescribed:\n(a) the number of individuals who underwent a first assessment;\n(b) the number of individuals who were eligible to access voluntary\nassisted dying after undergoing a first assessment;\n(c) the number of individuals who were ineligible to access\nvoluntary assisted dying after undergoing a first assessment;\n(d) the number of individuals who underwent a consulting\nassessment;\n(e) the number of individuals who were eligible to access voluntary\nassisted dying after undergoing a consulting assessment;\n(f) the number of individuals who were ineligible to access\nvoluntary assisted dying after undergoing a consulting\nassessment;\n(g) the number of individuals who made a second request;\n(h) the number of individuals who made a final request;\n(i) the number of individuals who were eligible to access voluntary\nassisted dying after undergoing a final assessment;\n(j) the number of individuals who died as a result of\nself-administering an approved substance;\n(k) the number of individuals who died as a result of an approved\nsubstance being administered to them by their administering\npractitioner;\n\nPart 7 Voluntary assisted dying oversight board\nSection 38\npage 34 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(l) the number of individuals to whom both of the following apply:\n(i) the individual’s coordinating practitioner decided the\nindividual was eligible to access voluntary assisted dying\nafter undertaking a first assessment;\n(ii) the individual died of a cause other than an approved\nsubstance being administered by or to the individual;\n(m) the following details about each individual who underwent a\nfirst assessment or consulting assessment:\n(i) the individual’s age;\n(ii) the suburb or town of the individual’s home address;\n(iii) the language used by the individual at home (if known);\n(iv) whether the individual used an interpreter during the\nassessment;\n(v) if the individual’s coordinating practitioner or consulting\npractitioner decided the individual met the eligibility\nrequirement mentioned in the Act, section 11 (1) (b)—the\nindividual’s condition or conditions that met the\nrequirement;\n(vi) the reasons why the coordinating practitioner or consulting\npractitioner decided the individual’s condition or\nconditions were or were not advanced, progressive and\nexpected to cause death;\n(n) the following information about each individual who was\neligible to access voluntary assisted dying after undergoing a\nfinal assessment:\n(i) the individual’s age;\n(ii) the suburb or town of the individual’s home address;\n(iii) the language used by the individual at home (if known);\n\nVoluntary assisted dying oversight board Part 7\nSection 38\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 35\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(iv) whether the individual used an interpreter during the final\nassessment;\n(o) any adverse events, clinical errors or unexpected outcomes\nreported to the board.\n(2) In this section:\neligible to access voluntary assisted dying—an individual is eligible\nto access voluntary assisted dying if—\n(a) for an individual who has undergone a first assessment—the\nindividual’s coordinating practitioner has decided the\nindividual—\n(i) meets the eligibility requirements; and\n(ii) understands the information given to the individual under\nthe Act, section 16 (3); and\n(b) for an individual who has undergone a consulting assessment—\nthe individual’s consulting practitioner has decided the\nindividual—\n(i) meets the eligibility requirements; and\n(ii) understands the information given to the individual under\nthe Act, section 16 (3); and\n(c) for an individual who has undergone a final assessment—the\nindividual’s coordinating practitioner has decided the individual\nmeets the final assessment requirements.\nineligible to access voluntary assisted dying—an individual is\nineligible to access voluntary assisted dying if the individual is not\neligible to access voluntary assisted dying.\n\nPart 7 Voluntary assisted dying oversight board\nSection 39\npage 36 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n39 Number of members required for valid vote—Act,\ns 122 (1) (a)\nThe number of members that constitutes a majority of the board is\nprescribed.\n40 Number of votes required for valid decision—Act,\ns 122 (1) (b)\nThe number of votes that constitutes a majority of the votes cast by\nthe number of members present is prescribed.\n\nReview of coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner and administering\npractitioner decisions\nPart 8\nSection 41\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 37\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 8 Review of coordinating\npractitioner, consulting\npractitioner and administering\npractitioner decisions\n41 Information for reviewable decision notice—Act, s 135 (1)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) details about the reviewable decision made by the\ndecision-maker;\n(b) a statement that an affected person may apply to the ACAT for\nreview of the reviewable decision;\n(c) a statement about how an affected person may apply to the\nACAT for review of the reviewable decision.\n\nPart 9 Miscellaneous\nSection 42\npage 38 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 9 Miscellaneous\n42 Information for application for residency exemption—Act,\ns 154 (2) (c)\nThe following information is prescribed:\n(a) the name, date of birth, home address and telephone number of\nthe individual;\n(b) the condition the individual intends to rely on in making a\nrequest to access voluntary assisted dying;\n(c) the date the condition mentioned in paragraph (b) was\ndiagnosed;\n(d) 1 of the following:\n(i) the name of the health practitioner who diagnosed the\ncondition mentioned in paragraph (b);\n(ii) the address of the place where the condition mentioned in\nparagraph (b) was diagnosed;\n(iii) the name and business address of the individual’s treating\nhealth practitioner;\n(e) if the individual has a coordinating practitioner—the name,\nbusiness address and telephone number of the coordinating\npractitioner;\n(f) if the individual intends to rely on a family member, friend or\ncarer living in the ACT to demonstrate their substantial\nconnection to the ACT—\n(i) the name, telephone number and home address of the\nfamily member, friend or carer; and\n(ii) a statement about whether the individual intends to live\nwith the family member, friend or carer;\n\nMiscellaneous Part 9\nSection 43\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 39\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(g) a statement about whether the individual intends to make a\npractitioner administration decision or self-administration\ndecision;\n(h) if the individual intends to make a self-administration\ndecision—the address where the individual intends to—\n(i) store any approved substance prescribed to the individual\nbefore self-administration; and\n(ii) self-administer any approved substance prescribed to the\nindividual;\n(i) if the individual intends to make a practitioner administration\ndecision—the address of the place where the individual intends\nto be administered any approved substance prescribed to the\nindividual;\n(j) the address in the ACT where the individual intends to receive\ntreatment for the condition mentioned in paragraph (b).\n43 Requirements for counsellors—Act, s 155 (3), def relevant\nhealth professional, par (a)\nThe counsellor must have a qualification that provides eligibility for\nregistration as a practising counsellor with the Australian Counselling\nAssociation Limited.\n44 Requirements for social workers—Act, s 155 (3),\ndef relevant health professional, par (c)\nThe social worker must have a qualification that provides eligibility\nfor a practising membership, other than a student membership or\nretirement membership, with the Australian Association of Social\nWorkers Limited.\n\nPart 9 Miscellaneous\nSection 45\npage 40 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n45 Requirements for other health professionals—Act,\ns 155 (3), def relevant health professional, par (d)\n(1) The health professional must be a speech pathologist.\n(2) In this section:\nspeech pathologist means an individual with a qualification that\nprovides eligibility for a practising membership with The Speech\nPathology Association of Australia Limited.\n\nDictionary\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 41\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this regulation. For\nexample:\n• adult\n• doctor\n• health practitioner\n• individual\n• nurse\n• nurse practitioner.\nNote 2 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024. For example, the following terms\nare defined in the Act, dict:\n• administer\n• administering practitioner\n• administration decision\n• approved disposer\n• approved substance\n• approved supplier\n• board\n• consulting assessment (see s 23 (1))\n• final assessment (see s 35)\n• final assessment requirements (see s 31)\n• final request (see s 32 (1))\n• first assessment (see s 16 (1))\n• first request (see s 13 (1))\n• practitioner administration decision\n• request and assessment process\n• second request (see s 27 (2))\n• self-administration decision.\nadverse finding, in relation to a health practitioner, for part 4\n(Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners\nand administering practitioners)—see section 29 (1).\n\nDictionary\npage 42 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\ncondition—see the Act, section 11 (7).\ndisqualifying finding, in relation to a health practitioner, for part 4\n(Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners\nand administering practitioners)—see section 30.\nhealth, conduct or performance action, for part 4 (Requirements for\ncoordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering\npractitioners)—see the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law\n(ACT), section 5.\nregistration authority, for part 4 (Requirements for coordinating\npractitioners, consulting practitioners and administering\npractitioners)—see the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law\n(ACT), section 5.\nregistration number, of a health practitioner, for part 4\n(Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners\nand administering practitioners)—see section 29 (1).\nrelevant area of practice, for a nurse or nurse practitioner, for part 4\n(Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners\nand administering practitioners)—see section 29 (1).\n\nEndnotes\nAbout the endnotes 1\nR1\n03/11/25\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\npage 43\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 44 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025\nEffective: 03/11/25\nR1\n03/11/25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nVoluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025 SL2025-19\nnotified LR 11 September 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 September 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 3 November 2025 (s 2)\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\n© Australian Capital Territory 2025","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulation appears tightly scoped to its original purpose of operationalising the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024. It does not expand beyond the Act's framework into unrelated areas. All provisions directly support the request and assessment process, practitioner authorisation, medication handling, or oversight functions contemplated by the parent Act."},"complexity_factors":["Extensive cross-referencing to the parent Act (Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024) – most sections begin with 'Act, s X' references requiring readers to flip between documents","47+ defined terms or signpost definitions in the Dictionary and throughout, including nested definitions like 'disqualifying finding' which itself references 'adverse finding' and 'health, conduct or performance action'","Multiple conditional logic chains in storage requirements (section 27) with different rules for individuals, contact persons, and administering practitioners depending on whether using combination locks or keys","Heavily prescriptive information requirements – 10+ separate lists specifying exact data points for forms (e.g., section 38 requires 15 categories of statistical data plus demographic details)","Layered eligibility criteria with exceptions and examples (e.g., section 30 on disqualifying findings includes nested conditions and a worked example)","Integration with external legislative schemes – references to Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008, Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, and Discrimination Act 1991"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets out the detailed rules for how voluntary assisted dying (VAD) works in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It is made under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024 and covers the practical steps, paperwork, and safety requirements for terminally ill people who want to access VAD, as well as the health practitioners who help them.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- **Terminally ill ACT residents** who meet strict eligibility criteria and want to access VAD\n- **Health practitioners** – specifically doctors, nurse practitioners, and registered nurses who want to become authorised to coordinate, assess, or administer VAD\n- **Pharmacists** who supply the lethal medication (called \"approved substances\")\n- **Contact persons** – a trusted person appointed by the individual to help manage the medication\n- **Facility operators** – such as aged care homes or hospitals that must have policies about VAD\n- **The Voluntary Assisted Dying Oversight Board** – the body that monitors the system and collects data\n\n**What it does:**\n\n**For individuals accessing VAD:**\n- **Information requirements:** Specifies exactly what doctors must tell patients at each stage – after the first request, after assessments, and before prescribing the lethal medication. This includes diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, palliative care alternatives, risks, and the fact they can stop the process at any time.\n- **Paperwork:** Lists what information must be included in every form and report – from first assessment reports to final requests, prescriptions, and administration certificates.\n- **Medication handling:** Sets strict rules for how the lethal medication is labelled, stored (locked in sturdy containers), transported (by secure courier if needed), and disposed of if unused.\n- **Safety checks:** Requires specific details to be recorded about the person's identity, decision-making capacity, whether they used interpreters, and demographic information for monitoring purposes.\n\n**For health practitioners:**\n- **Authorisation requirements:** Sets out who can become an authorised coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner, or administering practitioner. This includes completing approved training, having sufficient experience (e.g., 5 years as a doctor or 1 year as a nurse practitioner in relevant areas), and having no \"disqualifying findings\" (serious professional misconduct like coercing patients or stealing drugs).\n- **Ongoing obligations:** Requires practitioners to complete refresher training every 3 years and report any adverse findings against them within 7 days.\n- **Conscientious objection:** Clarifies that social workers and speech pathologists are \"relevant health service providers\" who can object to participating.\n\n**For the system:**\n- **Oversight:** Requires the Board to collect detailed statistics about how many people request VAD, how many are eligible, how many complete the process, and demographic data (age, suburb, language).\n- **Facility policies:** Requires facilities like nursing homes to have written policies about whether they allow VAD on their premises.\n- **Residency exemptions:** Sets out what information people need to provide if they're applying for an exemption from the ACT residency requirement (for example, if they have a strong connection to the ACT but live elsewhere).\n\n**Why it matters:**\nThis regulation puts the flesh on the bones of the VAD Act. While the Act sets out the broad framework, this regulation contains the granular details that make the system work safely – from the exact wording on medication labels (which must state the substance \"is to cause death\") to the specific qualifications required for counsellors and social workers who support people through the process. It ensures there are clear audit trails, protects vulnerable people through strict eligibility checks, and provides transparency through data collection while maintaining privacy."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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