163Records to be kept by administering practitioner

163 Records to be kept by administering practitioner

163 Records to be kept by administering practitioner

(1) An administering practitioner must, in accordance with this section, keep a written record of a voluntary assisted dying substance received, administered and disposed of by the administering practitioner.

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(2) A record of the receipt of a voluntary assisted dying substance must—

(a) include the following—

(i) the name of the substance,

(ii) the date on which the substance was received,

(iii) the quantity of the substance received,

(iv) the name and address of the person from whom the substance was received,

(v) the name of the patient to whom the prescription for the substance was issued,

(vi) the date on which the record is made,

(vii) the name and signature of the administering practitioner making the record, and

(b) be made on the day on which the administering practitioner receives the substance.

(3) A record of the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance must—

(a) include the following—

(i) the name of the substance,

(ii) the date on which the substance was administered,

(iii) the quantity of the substance administered,

(iv) the name of the patient to whom the substance was administered,

(v) the street address of the premises at which the substance was administered,

(vi) the date on which the record is made,

(vii) the name and signature of the administering practitioner making the record, and

(b) be made on the day on which the administering practitioner administers the substance.

(4) A record of the disposal of a voluntary assisted dying substance must—