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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
sec.13Disability or mental illness
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### sec.13 Disability or mental illness
To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person with a disability or mental illness—
may be eligible under section 10 (1) (a) ; but
is not eligible under section 10 (1) (a) only because the person has the disability or mental illness.
In this section—
eligible means eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying.
mental illness see the Mental Health Act 2016 , section 10 .
(sec.13-ssec.1) To remove any doubt, it is declared that a person with a disability or mental illness— may be eligible under section 10 (1) (a) ; but is not eligible under section 10 (1) (a) only because the person has the disability or mental illness.
(sec.13-ssec.2) In this section— eligible means eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying. mental illness see the Mental Health Act 2016 , section 10 .
- (a) may be eligible under section 10 (1) (a) ; but
- (b) is not eligible under section 10 (1) (a) only because the person has the disability or mental illness.