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88 Offence to make a false statement
(1) A person must not knowingly make a statement in a report or form in respect of another person who requests access to voluntary assisted dying that the person knows is false or misleading in a material particular.
(2) In this section, ***report or form*** means—
(c) a written declaration; or
(d) a contact person appointment form; or
(e) a final review form; or
(f) an application for a self-administration permit under section 47; or
(g) an application for a practitioner administration permit under section 48; or
(h) a statement made under section 47(2)(f); or
(i) a statement made under section 48(2)(f); or
(j) a voluntary assisted dying substance dispensing form; or
(k) a voluntary assisted dying substance disposal form; or
(l) a co-ordinating medical practitioner administration form.
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
The contact person for a person who is the subject of a self-administration permit must not fail to return to a pharmacist at the dispensing pharmacy, within 15 days after the date of death of the person, any voluntary assisted dying substance specified in the permit, and dispensed to the person, that the contact person knows is unused or remaining after the death.
Penalty: Level 8 imprisonment (12 months maximum) or 120 penalty units or both.