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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
sec.51Revocation of administration decision
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### sec.51 Revocation of administration decision
The person may at any time—
revoke a self-administration decision by informing the coordinating practitioner for the person that the person has decided not to self-administer a voluntary assisted dying substance; or
revoke a practitioner administration decision by informing the administering practitioner for the person that the person has decided not to proceed with the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance.
The person may inform the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner of the person’s decision in writing, verbally or by gestures or other means of communication available to the person.
If the person revokes an administration decision under subsection (1) , the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner who is informed of the person’s decision must—
record the revocation in the person’s medical record; and
if the practitioner is not the coordinating practitioner for the person, inform the coordinating practitioner of the revocation; and
within 2 business days after the revocation, complete a record of the revocation in the approved form and give a copy of it to the board.
Maximum penalty for paragraph (c) —100 penalty units.
The revocation of an administration decision does not prevent the person from making another administration decision under section 50 .
(sec.51-ssec.1) The person may at any time— revoke a self-administration decision by informing the coordinating practitioner for the person that the person has decided not to self-administer a voluntary assisted dying substance; or revoke a practitioner administration decision by informing the administering practitioner for the person that the person has decided not to proceed with the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance.
(sec.51-ssec.2) The person may inform the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner of the person’s decision in writing, verbally or by gestures or other means of communication available to the person.
(sec.51-ssec.3) If the person revokes an administration decision under subsection (1) , the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner who is informed of the person’s decision must— record the revocation in the person’s medical record; and if the practitioner is not the coordinating practitioner for the person, inform the coordinating practitioner of the revocation; and within 2 business days after the revocation, complete a record of the revocation in the approved form and give a copy of it to the board. Maximum penalty for paragraph (c) —100 penalty units.
(sec.51-ssec.4) The revocation of an administration decision does not prevent the person from making another administration decision under section 50 .
- (a) revoke a self-administration decision by informing the coordinating practitioner for the person that the person has decided not to self-administer a voluntary assisted dying substance; or
- (b) revoke a practitioner administration decision by informing the administering practitioner for the person that the person has decided not to proceed with the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance.
- (a) record the revocation in the person’s medical record; and
- (b) if the practitioner is not the coordinating practitioner for the person, inform the coordinating practitioner of the revocation; and
- (c) within 2 business days after the revocation, complete a record of the revocation in the approved form and give a copy of it to the board. Maximum penalty for paragraph (c) —100 penalty units.