34Person assessed as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying may make written declaration

34 Person assessed as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying may make written declaration (1) A person may make a written declaration requesting access to voluntary assisted dying if the person has been assessed as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying by— (a) the co-ordinating medical practitioner for the person; and (b) a consulting medical practitioner for the person. (2) The written declaration must— (a) specify that the person— (i) makes the declaration voluntarily and without coercion; and (ii) understands the nature and the effect of the declaration the person is making; and (b) be signed by the person making the declaration in the presence of 2 witnesses and the co-ordinating medical practitioner. (3) Despite subsection (2)(b), a person may sign a written declaration at the direction of the person making the declaration if— (a) the person making the declaration is unable to sign the declaration; and (b) the person signing— (i) is aged 18 years or more; and (ii) is not a witness to the signing of the declaration. (4) A person who signs a written declaration on behalf of the person making the declaration must do so in that person's presence. (5) If a person makes a written declaration with the assistance of an interpreter, the interpreter must certify on the declaration that the interpreter provided a true and correct translation of any material translated. Interpreters who assist in relation to requesting access to or accessing voluntary assisted dying must meet certain requirements—see section 115.