40Formal requirements for appointment of contact person

40 Formal requirements for appointment of contact person (1) A person cannot be appointed as the contact person unless the person accepts the appointment. (2) An appointment of the contact person must— (a) be made in a contact person appointment form; and (b) in the presence of another person who is aged 18 years or more, be signed by— (i) the person making the appointment; and (ii) the person being appointed. (3) Despite subsection (2)(b)(i), a person may sign a contact person appointment form at the direction of the person making the appointment if— (a) the person making the appointment is unable to sign the form; and (b) the person signing— (i) is aged 18 years or more; and (ii) is not a witness to the signing of the form; and (iii) is not the person to be appointed as the contact person. (4) A person who signs a contact person appointment form on behalf of the person making the appointment must do so in that person's presence. (5) If a person appoints a contact person with the assistance of an interpreter, the interpreter must certify on the contact person appointment form 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.