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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017
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80 No liability for registered health practitioner who acts in accordance with this Act 64
81 No liability for registered health practitioner or ambulance paramedic present after person administered voluntary assisted dying substance 65
82 Section 463B of the Crimes Act 1958 does not apply 66
Part 8—Offences 67
83 Offence not to comply with practitioner administration permit 67
84 Offence for person to administer voluntary assisted dying substance to another person—self‑administration permit 67
85 Offence to induce another person to request voluntary assisted dying 68
86 Offence to induce self-administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance 68
87 Offence to falsify form or record 69
88 Offence to make a false statement 69
89 Offence for contact person to fail to return unused or remaining voluntary assisted dying substance after death of person who is the subject of a self‑administration permit 70
90 Offence to fail to give copies of forms to the Board 71
91 Criminal liability of officers of body corporate—failure to exercise due diligence 71
Part 9—Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board 74
Division 1—Establishment 74
92 Establishment of Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board 74
Division 2—Functions and powers 74
93 Functions and powers of the Board 74
Division 3—Membership and procedure 76
94 Membership of the Board 76
95 Appointment of member of the Board 76
96 Terms and conditions of appointment of member 76
97 Resignation and removal 77
98 Chairperson and Deputy Chairperson 77
99 Payment of members of the Board 78
100 Assistance to the Board 78
101 Procedures of the Board 78
102 Subcommittees 79
Division 4—Request for information, referral of identifying information held by the Board and notifications 79
103 Request for information by the Board 79
104 Referral of identifying information to others 79
105 Board to notify registered medical practitioner, pharmacist or Secretary on receipt of certain forms 80
106 Board to provide information to the contact person after the notification of the person's death 80
Division 5—Reports 81
107 Annual reports 81
108 Giving an annual report to Parliament 81
109 Report of the Board on request of the Minister or Secretary 82
111 Contents of reports 82
112 Repeal of reports of the Board for every 6 month period and consequential amendment 82
Part 10—General 83
113 Delegation by Secretary 83
114 Secretary may approve training for medical practitioners 83
115 Interpreters 83
116 Five year review 84
117 Board to record, retain and make public statistical information 84
118 Regulations 85
Schedule 1—Forms 88
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Endnotes 118
1 General information 118
2 Table of Amendments 120
3 Explanatory details 121
**Version No.** **006**
**Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017**
**No. 61 of 2017**
Version incorporating amendments as at
**The Parliament of Victoria enacts:**