Voluntary assisted dying legislation
Voluntary assisted dying and palliative care legislation
A focused index for voluntary assisted dying, end-of-life choices and palliative care legislation already in Zoe.
Current instruments
End-of-life choices and palliative care material
- NSWIn ForceActNo. 17 of 2022
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
What this law does, mechanically Establishes a statutory scheme that authorises and regulates voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in New South Wales. It creates a multi-step process that a...
2 case citations
- VICIn ForceAct
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 (Victoria) This Victorian law creates a legal framework allowing eligible adults who are suffering from a serious, incurable illness to request medical...
1 case citation
- VICIn ForceRegulation
Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulations 2018
What these Regulations do These Regulations supply the practical, paperwork and technical details needed to operate the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017. They do not re-write who may...
1 case citation
- SAIn ForceAct
Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Act 1995
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- TASIn ForceActNo. 1 of 2021
End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021
What This Law Does This is Tasmania's Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) law, which came into effect in 2021 and gives eligible Tasmanians the legal right to request and receive assistance to...
- TASIn ForceRegulationNo. 75 of 2022
End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Regulations 2022
Tasmania's Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulations 2022 These are the supporting rules (called 'Regulations') that sit underneath Tasmania's main Voluntary Assisted Dying law. Think of the...
- WAIn ForceAct
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019
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- SAIn ForceAct
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
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- ACTIn ForceActNo. 24 of 2024
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
What this law does (mechanics) Establishes a regulated, step-by-step process by which an adult who meets defined medical and residency criteria can request and obtain voluntary assisted...
- QLDIn ForceRegulationNo. 118 of 2022
Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2022
What This Law Does This regulation sets out the practical rules for how voluntary assisted dying (VAD) — the legal process allowing terminally ill people to end their own life with medical...
- ACTIn ForceRegulationNo. 19 of 2025
Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025
This regulation sets out the detailed rules for how voluntary assisted dying (VAD) works in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). It is made under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024...
- SAIn ForceRegulation
Consent to Medical Treatment and Palliative Care Regulations 2014
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- SAIn ForceRegulation
Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulations 2022
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