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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
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### sec.117 Functions
The board has the following functions—
to monitor the operation of this Act;
to review, for each completed request for voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the following persons complied with this Act—
coordinating practitioners;
consulting practitioners;
administering practitioners;
authorised suppliers;
authorised disposers;
contact persons;
to refer to the following entities issues identified by the board in relation to voluntary assisted dying that are relevant to the functions of the entities—
the commissioner of police;
the registrar-general;
the State Coroner;
the health ombudsman;
the chief executive;
to record and keep information prescribed by regulation about requests for, and provision of, voluntary assisted dying;
to analyse information given to the board under this Act and research matters related to the operation of this Act;
to provide, on the board’s own initiative or on request, information, reports and advice to the Minister or the chief executive in relation to—
the operation of this Act; or
the board’s functions; or
the improvement of the processes and safeguards of voluntary assisted dying;
to promote compliance with this Act, including by providing information about the operation of this Act to registered health practitioners and members of the community;
to promote continuous improvement in the compassionate, safe and practical operation of this Act;
to consult and engage with the community and any entity the board considers appropriate in relation to voluntary assisted dying;
any other function given to the board under this Act.
For subsection (1) (b) , a person’s request for voluntary assisted dying is completed if—
the person has died; or
the request has been discontinued.
(sec.117-ssec.1) The board has the following functions— to monitor the operation of this Act; to review, for each completed request for voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the following persons complied with this Act— coordinating practitioners; consulting practitioners; administering practitioners; authorised suppliers; authorised disposers; contact persons; to refer to the following entities issues identified by the board in relation to voluntary assisted dying that are relevant to the functions of the entities— the commissioner of police; the registrar-general; the State Coroner; the health ombudsman; the chief executive; to record and keep information prescribed by regulation about requests for, and provision of, voluntary assisted dying; to analyse information given to the board under this Act and research matters related to the operation of this Act; to provide, on the board’s own initiative or on request, information, reports and advice to the Minister or the chief executive in relation to— the operation of this Act; or the board’s functions; or the improvement of the processes and safeguards of voluntary assisted dying; to promote compliance with this Act, including by providing information about the operation of this Act to registered health practitioners and members of the community; to promote continuous improvement in the compassionate, safe and practical operation of this Act; to consult and engage with the community and any entity the board considers appropriate in relation to voluntary assisted dying; any other function given to the board under this Act.
(sec.117-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (b) , a person’s request for voluntary assisted dying is completed if— the person has died; or the request has been discontinued.
- (a) to monitor the operation of this Act;
- (b) to review, for each completed request for voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the following persons complied with this Act— (i) coordinating practitioners; (ii) consulting practitioners; (iii) administering practitioners; (iv) authorised suppliers; (v) authorised disposers; (vi) contact persons;
- (i) coordinating practitioners;
- (ii) consulting practitioners;
- (iii) administering practitioners;
- (iv) authorised suppliers;
- (v) authorised disposers;
- (vi) contact persons;
- (c) to refer to the following entities issues identified by the board in relation to voluntary assisted dying that are relevant to the functions of the entities— (i) the commissioner of police; (ii) the registrar-general; (iii) the State Coroner; (iv) the health ombudsman; (v) the chief executive;
- (i) the commissioner of police;
- (ii) the registrar-general;
- (iii) the State Coroner;
- (iv) the health ombudsman;
- (v) the chief executive;
- (d) to record and keep information prescribed by regulation about requests for, and provision of, voluntary assisted dying;
- (e) to analyse information given to the board under this Act and research matters related to the operation of this Act;
- (f) to provide, on the board’s own initiative or on request, information, reports and advice to the Minister or the chief executive in relation to— (i) the operation of this Act; or (ii) the board’s functions; or (iii) the improvement of the processes and safeguards of voluntary assisted dying;
- (i) the operation of this Act; or
- (ii) the board’s functions; or
- (iii) the improvement of the processes and safeguards of voluntary assisted dying;
- (g) to promote compliance with this Act, including by providing information about the operation of this Act to registered health practitioners and members of the community;
- (h) to promote continuous improvement in the compassionate, safe and practical operation of this Act;
- (i) to consult and engage with the community and any entity the board considers appropriate in relation to voluntary assisted dying;
- (j) any other function given to the board under this Act.
- (i) coordinating practitioners;
- (ii) consulting practitioners;
- (iii) administering practitioners;
- (iv) authorised suppliers;
- (v) authorised disposers;
- (vi) contact persons;
- (i) the commissioner of police;
- (ii) the registrar-general;
- (iii) the State Coroner;
- (iv) the health ombudsman;
- (v) the chief executive;
- (i) the operation of this Act; or
- (ii) the board’s functions; or
- (iii) the improvement of the processes and safeguards of voluntary assisted dying;
- (a) the person has died; or
- (b) the request has been discontinued.