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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
sec.14Person may make first request to medical practitioner
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### sec.14 Person may make first request to medical practitioner
A person may make a request under this section (a first request ) to a medical practitioner for access to voluntary assisted dying.
The request must be—
clear and unambiguous; and
made by the person personally and not by another person on their behalf.
The person may make the request verbally or by gestures or other means of communication available to the person.
(sec.14-ssec.1) A person may make a request under this section (a first request ) to a medical practitioner for access to voluntary assisted dying.
(sec.14-ssec.2) The request must be— clear and unambiguous; and made by the person personally and not by another person on their behalf.
(sec.14-ssec.3) The person may make the request verbally or by gestures or other means of communication available to the person.
- (a) clear and unambiguous; and
- (b) made by the person personally and not by another person on their behalf.