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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017
56Co-ordinating medical practitioner may apply for a practitioner administration permit
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56 Co-ordinating medical practitioner may apply for a practitioner administration permit
If a self-administration permit is cancelled under section 52, the co-ordinating medical practitioner for the person may apply for a practitioner administration permit for the person.
Part 5—Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death
Division 1—Prescribing, dispensing or disposing of voluntary assisted dying substance
57 Information to be given on prescribing a voluntary assisted dying substance
The co-ordinating medical practitioner for a person must, before prescribing a voluntary assisted dying substance in accordance with a self‑administration permit, inform the person—
(a) how to self-administer the voluntary assisted dying substance; and
(b) that the person is not under any obligation to obtain the voluntary assisted dying substance and may at any time return an unfilled prescription to the co-ordinating medical practitioner; and
(c) that the voluntary assisted dying substance must be stored in a locked box that satisfies the prescribed specifications; and
(d) that the person is not under any obligation to self-administer the voluntary assisted dying substance; and
(e) that any unfilled prescription must be returned to the co-ordinating medical practitioner for destruction on the making of a request under section 53; and
(f) that the person or the relevant contact person must return to a pharmacist at the dispensing pharmacy for disposal any dispensed voluntary assisted dying substance—
(i) that the person decides not to self‑administer; or
(ii) that the person does not
self-administer before making
a request under section 53; and
(g) that the relevant contact person must return to a pharmacist at the dispensing pharmacy for disposal any dispensed voluntary assisted dying substance that is not self-administered after the person dies.