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End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
126Person’s communicator must communicate faithfully
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126 Person’s communicator must communicate faithfully
A person whom another person (the VAD person) wishes to make relevant communications on behalf of the VAD person under section 15 must not knowingly make, to the VAD person’s PMP, CMP or AHP, a communication for the purposes of this Act on behalf, or purportedly on behalf, of the VAD person, that is false or misleading.
Penalty: Imprisonment for a term of 2 years or a fine not exceeding 200 penalty units, or both.