sec.55Certification by administering practitioner following administration of voluntary assisted dying substance

### sec.55 Certification by administering practitioner following administration of voluntary assisted dying substance This section applies if the administering practitioner for the person administers a voluntary assisted dying substance to the person. The administering practitioner must certify in writing— that the person made a practitioner administration decision and did not revoke the decision; and that the administering practitioner was satisfied at the time of administering the voluntary assisted dying substance to the person— that the person had decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; and that the person was acting voluntarily and without coercion; and any other matter prescribed by regulation to be certified. The certificate must be in the approved form (the practitioner administration form ) and must include the certificate of the witness required under section 54 . Within 2 business days after administering the voluntary assisted dying substance, the administering practitioner must give a copy of the practitioner administration form to the board. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. (sec.55-ssec.1) This section applies if the administering practitioner for the person administers a voluntary assisted dying substance to the person. (sec.55-ssec.2) The administering practitioner must certify in writing— that the person made a practitioner administration decision and did not revoke the decision; and that the administering practitioner was satisfied at the time of administering the voluntary assisted dying substance to the person— that the person had decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; and that the person was acting voluntarily and without coercion; and any other matter prescribed by regulation to be certified. (sec.55-ssec.3) The certificate must be in the approved form (the practitioner administration form ) and must include the certificate of the witness required under section 54 . (sec.55-ssec.4) Within 2 business days after administering the voluntary assisted dying substance, the administering practitioner must give a copy of the practitioner administration form to the board. Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. - (a) that the person made a practitioner administration decision and did not revoke the decision; and - (b) that the administering practitioner was satisfied at the time of administering the voluntary assisted dying substance to the person— (i) that the person had decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; and (ii) that the person was acting voluntarily and without coercion; and - (i) that the person had decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; and - (ii) that the person was acting voluntarily and without coercion; and - (c) any other matter prescribed by regulation to be certified. - (i) that the person had decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; and - (ii) that the person was acting voluntarily and without coercion; and