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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
sec.115Coordinating practitioner may refuse to continue in role
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### sec.115 Coordinating practitioner may refuse to continue in role
This section applies if—
a decision of QCAT is substituted for a decision of a coordinating practitioner for a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying under section 106 (1) (b) ; and
the decision of QCAT is about—
whether the person has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
whether the person is or is not acting voluntarily and without coercion.
The coordinating practitioner may refuse to continue to perform the role of coordinating practitioner.
A coordinating practitioner who refuses to continue to perform the role of coordinating practitioner must transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to—
if there is a consulting practitioner for the person—that person; or
otherwise—another medical practitioner who is eligible to act as a coordinating practitioner.
(sec.115-ssec.1) This section applies if— a decision of QCAT is substituted for a decision of a coordinating practitioner for a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying under section 106 (1) (b) ; and the decision of QCAT is about— whether the person has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or whether the person is or is not acting voluntarily and without coercion.
(sec.115-ssec.2) The coordinating practitioner may refuse to continue to perform the role of coordinating practitioner.
(sec.115-ssec.3) A coordinating practitioner who refuses to continue to perform the role of coordinating practitioner must transfer the role of coordinating practitioner to— if there is a consulting practitioner for the person—that person; or otherwise—another medical practitioner who is eligible to act as a coordinating practitioner.
- (a) a decision of QCAT is substituted for a decision of a coordinating practitioner for a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying under section 106 (1) (b) ; and
- (b) the decision of QCAT is about— (i) whether the person has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or (ii) whether the person is or is not acting voluntarily and without coercion.
- (i) whether the person has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
- (ii) whether the person is or is not acting voluntarily and without coercion.
- (i) whether the person has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
- (ii) whether the person is or is not acting voluntarily and without coercion.
- (a) if there is a consulting practitioner for the person—that person; or
- (b) otherwise—another medical practitioner who is eligible to act as a coordinating practitioner.