End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
99Purpose of review, &c.
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99 Purpose of review, &c.
(1) The purpose of a review of a decision specified in an application is –
(a) if the decision is a decision referred to in section 95(1)(a) – for the Commission to reach the correct and proper decision as to whether the person meets, or does not meet, the residency requirements; or
(b) if the decision is a decision referred to in section 95(1)(b) – for the Commission to reach the correct and proper decision as to whether the person has, or does not have, decision-making capacity; or
(c) if the decision is a decision referred to in section 95(1)(c) – for the Commission to reach the correct and proper decision as to whether the person is, or is not, acting voluntarily.
(2) For the purposes of a review of a decision to which an application relates, the Commission is to conduct a hearing, or to obtain evidence, or both, so as to be able to make a fresh decision, on the evidence before the Commission, in substitution for the relevant decision.