8AAct does not apply to decisions about voluntary assisted dying

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8A Act does not apply to decisions about voluntary assisted dying

Nothing in this Act authorises the making of either of the following with respect to voluntary assisted dying within the meaning of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017—

(a) a statement in an advance care directive;

(b) a decision by a medical treatment decision maker.

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