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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017
53Person may request co-ordinating medical practitioner apply for a practitioner administration permit
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53 Person may request co-ordinating medical practitioner apply for a practitioner administration permit
(1) A person may request the co-ordinating medical practitioner for the person to apply for a practitioner administration permit if—
(a) the person is the subject of a self‑administration permit; and
(b) the person has lost the physical capacity to self-administer or digest the voluntary assisted dying substance specified in the permit.
(2) The person must make the request personally.
(3) The person may make the request verbally or by gestures or other means of communication available to the person.