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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
sec.39Certification of witness to signing of second request
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### sec.39 Certification of witness to signing of second request
Each witness to the signing of the second request must—
certify in writing in the request that—
in the presence of the witness, the person signed the request; and
the person appeared to sign freely and voluntarily; and
state in the request that the witness is not knowingly ineligible to witness the signing of the second request.
A witness who witnesses the signing of a second request by another person on behalf of the person making the request must—
certify in writing in the request that—
in the presence of the witness, the person making the request appeared to freely and voluntarily direct the other person to sign the request; and
the other person signed the request in the presence of the person making the request and the witness; and
state in the request that the witness is not knowingly ineligible to witness the signing of the second request.
(sec.39-ssec.1) Each witness to the signing of the second request must— certify in writing in the request that— in the presence of the witness, the person signed the request; and the person appeared to sign freely and voluntarily; and state in the request that the witness is not knowingly ineligible to witness the signing of the second request.
(sec.39-ssec.2) A witness who witnesses the signing of a second request by another person on behalf of the person making the request must— certify in writing in the request that— in the presence of the witness, the person making the request appeared to freely and voluntarily direct the other person to sign the request; and the other person signed the request in the presence of the person making the request and the witness; and state in the request that the witness is not knowingly ineligible to witness the signing of the second request.
- (a) certify in writing in the request that— (i) in the presence of the witness, the person signed the request; and (ii) the person appeared to sign freely and voluntarily; and
- (i) in the presence of the witness, the person signed the request; and
- (ii) the person appeared to sign freely and voluntarily; and
- (b) state in the request that the witness is not knowingly ineligible to witness the signing of the second request.
- (i) in the presence of the witness, the person signed the request; and
- (ii) the person appeared to sign freely and voluntarily; and
- (a) certify in writing in the request that— (i) in the presence of the witness, the person making the request appeared to freely and voluntarily direct the other person to sign the request; and (ii) the other person signed the request in the presence of the person making the request and the witness; and
- (i) in the presence of the witness, the person making the request appeared to freely and voluntarily direct the other person to sign the request; and
- (ii) the other person signed the request in the presence of the person making the request and the witness; and
- (b) state in the request that the witness is not knowingly ineligible to witness the signing of the second request.
- (i) in the presence of the witness, the person making the request appeared to freely and voluntarily direct the other person to sign the request; and
- (ii) the other person signed the request in the presence of the person making the request and the witness; and