82Person may give final permission

### 82 Person may give final permission > > (1)  A person who has received advice under [section 81](#GS81@EN) that the person is entitled to receive assistance to die, may give to the person’s AHP an instrument in writing in the approved form (a ***final permission***) that is – > > > > > > (a) completed, and signed, by the person; or > > > > > > > (b) if the person is unable to complete or sign the instrument – completed and signed by an adult who is designated by the person to complete or sign, or to complete and sign, the instrument on the person’s behalf. > > > (2)  A person may not designate under [subsection (1)(b)](#GS82@Gs1@Hpb@EN) the PMP, the CMP, or the AHP, in relation to the person to complete or sign, or complete and sign, a final permission on the person’s behalf. > > > (3)  A final permission by a person is to include – > > > > > > (a) a statement that the person has received the advice referred to in [section 81](#GS81@EN) ; and > > > > > > > (b) a statement that the person wishes to access voluntary assisted dying and understands that as soon as practicable after that permission is given – > > > > > > > > > > (i) the person will be, in accordance with the wishes of the person set out in the final permission, supplied with the VAD substance to self-administer; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) the person’s AHP will administer to the person the VAD substance, in accordance with the wishes of the person set out in the final permission; and > > > > > > > (c) a statement as to whether the person wishes – > > > > > > > > > > (i) to self-administer a VAD substance; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) to be assisted by the AHP to self-administer a VAD substance; or > > > > > > > > > > > (iii) to have the person’s AHP administer a VAD substance to the person; and > > > > > > > (d) a statement as to whether, if unexpected complications of a medical kind arise from the administration of a VAD substance to the person and the person does not intend to self-administer a VAD substance under [section 91](#GS91@EN) , the person wishes the person’s AHP to – > > > > > > > > > > (i) administer to the person a substance (which may be a VAD substance) that will enable the person to die more quickly and painlessly than would otherwise be the case; or > > > > > > > > > > > (ii) take action that it is reasonable for the person’s AHP to take to preserve the person’s life. > > > (4)  A person who has given the person’s AHP a final permission may give to the person’s AHP an instrument in writing – > > > > > > (a) completed, and signed, by the person; or > > > > > > > (b) if the person is unable to complete or sign the instrument – completed and signed by an adult (other than the PMP, the CMP, or the AHP, in relation to the person) who is designated by the person to complete or sign, or to complete and sign, the instrument on the person’s behalf – > > > > amending the statement, referred to in [subsection (3)(c)](#GS82@Gs3@Hpc@EN) , that is included in the final permission.