33Process for transfer of co‑ordinating medical practitioner role

33 Process for transfer of co‑ordinating medical practitioner role (1) The co-ordinating medical practitioner for a person may transfer the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner to a consulting medical practitioner for the person if— (a) the consulting medical practitioner has assessed the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying; and (b) the consulting medical practitioner accepts the transfer of the role. (2) Within 7 days after being requested by the co‑ordinating medical practitioner to accept a transfer under subsection (1), the consulting medical practitioner must inform the co-ordinating medical practitioner whether the consulting medical practitioner accepts or refuses the transfer of the role. (3) If the consulting medical practitioner refuses the transfer of the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner, the co-ordinating medical practitioner for the person may— (a) refer the person to another registered medical practitioner to conduct a further consulting assessment; and (b) transfer the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner to that registered medical practitioner if that practitioner— (i) accepts the referral to conduct a further consulting assessment; and (ii) assesses the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying; and (iii) accepts the transfer of the role. (4) If the registered medical practitioner accepts a referral to conduct a further consulting assessment, the consulting assessment that previously assessed the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying becomes void.