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End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
118Guidelines for determination of persons with special interest
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### 118 Guidelines for determination of persons with special interest
> > (1) The Commission must prepare and issue guidelines for the purposes of the [definition of ***eligible applicant***](#GS94@Nd204031@EN) in [section 94](#GS94@EN) .
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> > (2) The Commission may –
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> > > > (a) amend guidelines issued under [subsection (1)](#GS118@Gs1@EN) ; or
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> > > > (b) revoke guidelines issued under [subsection (1)](#GS118@Gs1@EN) and issue guidelines under that subsection in their place.
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> > (3) The Commission, before issuing, amending, or revoking and issuing, guidelines under [subsection (1)](#GS118@Gs1@EN) –
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> > > > (a) must ensure that there is published, in a newspaper published in, and circulating generally in, the State, a notice –
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> > > > > > (i) specifying that the Commission is proposing to issue, amend or revoke guidelines; and
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> > > > > > (ii) inviting members of the community to make submissions in relation to the proposal by a date specified in the notice; and
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> > > > (b) consider all submissions made by the date specified in the notice under [paragraph (a)(ii)](#GS118@Gs3@Hpa@Hqii@EN) .
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> > (4) The Commission must, after issuing, amending, or revoking and issuing, guidelines under [subsection (1)](#GS118@Gs1@EN) –
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> > > > (a) give notice, in a newspaper published in, and circulating generally in, the State, of the issuing, amending, or revoking, of the guidelines; and
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> > > > (b) ensure that guidelines issued under [subsection (1)](#GS118@Gs1@EN) are available for viewing by members of the public –
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> > > > > > (i) at the office of the Commission; and
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> > > > > > (ii) on a website of the Commission.