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End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
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40 Refusal to accept referral
(1) A medical practitioner to whom a person is referred under section 37(1) must refuse to accept the referral if the medical practitioner is not an authorised medical practitioner in relation to the person.
(2) A medical practitioner to whom a person is referred under section 37(1) may refuse to accept the referral for any reason, including, but not limited to, because the medical practitioner has a conscientious objection to providing assistance to the person to die.