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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
sec.90Access to information about voluntary assisted dying
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### sec.90 Access to information about voluntary assisted dying
This section applies if—
a person is receiving relevant services from a relevant entity at a facility; and
the person asks the entity for information about voluntary assisted dying; and
the entity does not provide at the facility, to persons to whom relevant services are provided, the information that has been requested.
The relevant entity and any other entity that owns or occupies the facility—
must not hinder the person’s access at the facility to information about voluntary assisted dying; and
must allow reasonable access to the person at the facility by each person who—
is a registered health practitioner or a member or employee of an official voluntary assisted dying care navigator service; and
is seeking the access to provide the requested information to the person about voluntary assisted dying.
(sec.90-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person is receiving relevant services from a relevant entity at a facility; and the person asks the entity for information about voluntary assisted dying; and the entity does not provide at the facility, to persons to whom relevant services are provided, the information that has been requested.
(sec.90-ssec.2) The relevant entity and any other entity that owns or occupies the facility— must not hinder the person’s access at the facility to information about voluntary assisted dying; and must allow reasonable access to the person at the facility by each person who— is a registered health practitioner or a member or employee of an official voluntary assisted dying care navigator service; and is seeking the access to provide the requested information to the person about voluntary assisted dying.
- (a) a person is receiving relevant services from a relevant entity at a facility; and
- (b) the person asks the entity for information about voluntary assisted dying; and
- (c) the entity does not provide at the facility, to persons to whom relevant services are provided, the information that has been requested.
- (a) must not hinder the person’s access at the facility to information about voluntary assisted dying; and
- (b) must allow reasonable access to the person at the facility by each person who— (i) is a registered health practitioner or a member or employee of an official voluntary assisted dying care navigator service; and (ii) is seeking the access to provide the requested information to the person about voluntary assisted dying.
- (i) is a registered health practitioner or a member or employee of an official voluntary assisted dying care navigator service; and
- (ii) is seeking the access to provide the requested information to the person about voluntary assisted dying.
- (i) is a registered health practitioner or a member or employee of an official voluntary assisted dying care navigator service; and
- (ii) is seeking the access to provide the requested information to the person about voluntary assisted dying.