sec.96Administration decisions

### sec.96 Administration decisions This section applies if— the person has made a final request; and the person or the person’s agent advises the relevant entity that the person wishes to make an administration decision; and the entity does not provide, to persons to whom relevant services are provided at the facility, access to a person’s coordinating practitioner to enable an administration decision to be made. If the person is a permanent resident at the facility— the relevant entity and any other entity that owns or occupies the facility must allow reasonable access to the person at the facility by the coordinating practitioner for the person to consult with and advise the person in making the administration decision; and if the coordinating practitioner is not available to attend—the relevant entity must take reasonable steps to facilitate the transfer of the person to and from a place where the person’s administration decision may be made in consultation with, and on the advice of— the coordinating practitioner; or another medical practitioner who is eligible and willing to act as the coordinating practitioner for the person. If the person is not a permanent resident at the facility— the relevant entity must take reasonable steps to facilitate the transfer of the person to and from a place where the person’s administration decision may be made in consultation with, and on the advice of, the coordinating practitioner for the person; or if, in the opinion of the deciding practitioner, transfer of the person as described in paragraph (a) would not be reasonable in the circumstances—the relevant entity and any other entity that owns or occupies the facility must allow reasonable access to the person at the facility by the coordinating practitioner for the person. In making the decision under subsection (3) (b) , the deciding practitioner must have regard to the following— whether the transfer would be likely to cause serious harm to the person; significant pain a significant deterioration in the person’s condition whether the transfer would be likely to adversely affect the person’s access to voluntary assisted dying; the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person pain relief or medication for the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person whether the transfer would cause undue delay and prolonged suffering in accessing voluntary assisted dying; whether the place to which the person is proposed to be transferred is available to receive the person; whether the person would incur financial loss or costs because of the transfer. (sec.96-ssec.1) This section applies if— the person has made a final request; and the person or the person’s agent advises the relevant entity that the person wishes to make an administration decision; and the entity does not provide, to persons to whom relevant services are provided at the facility, access to a person’s coordinating practitioner to enable an administration decision to be made. (sec.96-ssec.2) If the person is a permanent resident at the facility— the relevant entity and any other entity that owns or occupies the facility must allow reasonable access to the person at the facility by the coordinating practitioner for the person to consult with and advise the person in making the administration decision; and if the coordinating practitioner is not available to attend—the relevant entity must take reasonable steps to facilitate the transfer of the person to and from a place where the person’s administration decision may be made in consultation with, and on the advice of— the coordinating practitioner; or another medical practitioner who is eligible and willing to act as the coordinating practitioner for the person. (sec.96-ssec.3) If the person is not a permanent resident at the facility— the relevant entity must take reasonable steps to facilitate the transfer of the person to and from a place where the person’s administration decision may be made in consultation with, and on the advice of, the coordinating practitioner for the person; or if, in the opinion of the deciding practitioner, transfer of the person as described in paragraph (a) would not be reasonable in the circumstances—the relevant entity and any other entity that owns or occupies the facility must allow reasonable access to the person at the facility by the coordinating practitioner for the person. (sec.96-ssec.4) In making the decision under subsection (3) (b) , the deciding practitioner must have regard to the following— whether the transfer would be likely to cause serious harm to the person; significant pain a significant deterioration in the person’s condition whether the transfer would be likely to adversely affect the person’s access to voluntary assisted dying; the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person pain relief or medication for the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person whether the transfer would cause undue delay and prolonged suffering in accessing voluntary assisted dying; whether the place to which the person is proposed to be transferred is available to receive the person; whether the person would incur financial loss or costs because of the transfer. - (a) the person has made a final request; and - (b) the person or the person’s agent advises the relevant entity that the person wishes to make an administration decision; and - (c) the entity does not provide, to persons to whom relevant services are provided at the facility, access to a person’s coordinating practitioner to enable an administration decision to be made. - (a) the relevant entity and any other entity that owns or occupies the facility must allow reasonable access to the person at the facility by the coordinating practitioner for the person to consult with and advise the person in making the administration decision; and - (b) if the coordinating practitioner is not available to attend—the relevant entity must take reasonable steps to facilitate the transfer of the person to and from a place where the person’s administration decision may be made in consultation with, and on the advice of— (i) the coordinating practitioner; or (ii) another medical practitioner who is eligible and willing to act as the coordinating practitioner for the person. - (i) the coordinating practitioner; or - (ii) another medical practitioner who is eligible and willing to act as the coordinating practitioner for the person. - (i) the coordinating practitioner; or - (ii) another medical practitioner who is eligible and willing to act as the coordinating practitioner for the person. - (a) the relevant entity must take reasonable steps to facilitate the transfer of the person to and from a place where the person’s administration decision may be made in consultation with, and on the advice of, the coordinating practitioner for the person; or - (b) if, in the opinion of the deciding practitioner, transfer of the person as described in paragraph (a) would not be reasonable in the circumstances—the relevant entity and any other entity that owns or occupies the facility must allow reasonable access to the person at the facility by the coordinating practitioner for the person. - (a) whether the transfer would be likely to cause serious harm to the person; Examples of serious harm— • significant pain • a significant deterioration in the person’s condition - • significant pain - • a significant deterioration in the person’s condition - (b) whether the transfer would be likely to adversely affect the person’s access to voluntary assisted dying; Examples of adverse effects— • the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person • pain relief or medication for the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person - • the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person - • pain relief or medication for the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person - (c) whether the transfer would cause undue delay and prolonged suffering in accessing voluntary assisted dying; - (d) whether the place to which the person is proposed to be transferred is available to receive the person; - (e) whether the person would incur financial loss or costs because of the transfer. - • significant pain - • a significant deterioration in the person’s condition - • the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person - • pain relief or medication for the transfer would likely result in a loss of decision-making capacity of the person