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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2019
Part 4Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death
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Part 4 — Accessing voluntary assisted dying and death
Division 1 — Eligibility requirements for administering practitioners
54. Eligibility to act as administering practitioner 38
Division 2 — Administration of voluntary assisted dying substance
55. Application of Division 39
56. Administration decision 39
57. Revocation of administration decision 40
58. Self‑administration 41
59. Practitioner administration 43
60. Coordinating practitioner to notify Board of administration decision and prescription of substance 44
61. Certification by administering practitioner following administration of prescribed substance 45
62. Witness to administration of prescribed substance 46
63. Transfer of administering practitioner’s role 47
Division 3 — Contact person
64. Application of Division 48
65. Patient to appoint contact person 48
66. Contact person appointment form 49
67. Role of contact person 50
68. Contact person may refuse to continue in role 51
Division 4 — Prescribing, supplying and disposing of voluntary assisted dying substance
69. Information to be given before prescribing substance 51
70. Prescription for substance 53
71. Authorised supplier to authenticate prescription 54
72. Information to be given when supplying prescribed substance 54
73. Labelling requirements for prescribed substance 55
74. Authorised supplier to record and notify of supply 55
75. Disposal of prescribed substance by authorised disposer 56
76. Authorised disposer to record and notify of disposal 56
77. Disposal of prescribed substance by administering practitioner 57
78. Administering practitioner to record and notify of disposal 58
Division 5 — Other matters
79. Authorised suppliers and authorised disposers 59
80. Certain directions as to supply or administration prohibited 59
81. Structured administration and supply arrangement not to be issued for substance 60
82. Notification of death 60