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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021
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### sec.99 Reviewable decisions
The following decisions are reviewable under this part—
a decision of a coordinating practitioner, in a first assessment of a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the person—
has been ordinarily resident in Australia for at least 3 years immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
has been ordinarily resident in Queensland for at least 12 months immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
is acting voluntarily and without coercion; or
a decision of a consulting practitioner, in a consulting assessment of a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the person—
has been ordinarily resident in Australia for at least 3 years immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
has been ordinarily resident in Queensland for at least 12 months immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
is acting voluntarily and without coercion; or
a decision of a coordinating practitioner, in a final review of a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the person—
has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
is acting voluntarily and without coercion.
- (a) a decision of a coordinating practitioner, in a first assessment of a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the person— (i) has been ordinarily resident in Australia for at least 3 years immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or (ii) has been ordinarily resident in Queensland for at least 12 months immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or (iii) has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or (iv) is acting voluntarily and without coercion; or
- (i) has been ordinarily resident in Australia for at least 3 years immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
- (ii) has been ordinarily resident in Queensland for at least 12 months immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
- (iii) has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
- (iv) is acting voluntarily and without coercion; or
- (b) a decision of a consulting practitioner, in a consulting assessment of a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the person— (i) has been ordinarily resident in Australia for at least 3 years immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or (ii) has been ordinarily resident in Queensland for at least 12 months immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or (iii) has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or (iv) is acting voluntarily and without coercion; or
- (i) has been ordinarily resident in Australia for at least 3 years immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
- (ii) has been ordinarily resident in Queensland for at least 12 months immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
- (iii) has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
- (iv) is acting voluntarily and without coercion; or
- (c) a decision of a coordinating practitioner, in a final review of a person requesting access to voluntary assisted dying, whether or not the person— (i) has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or (ii) is acting voluntarily and without coercion.
- (i) has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
- (ii) is acting voluntarily and without coercion.
- (i) has been ordinarily resident in Australia for at least 3 years immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
- (ii) has been ordinarily resident in Queensland for at least 12 months immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
- (iii) has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
- (iv) is acting voluntarily and without coercion; or
- (i) has been ordinarily resident in Australia for at least 3 years immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
- (ii) has been ordinarily resident in Queensland for at least 12 months immediately before the person made the person’s first request; or
- (iii) has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
- (iv) is acting voluntarily and without coercion; or
- (i) has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or
- (ii) is acting voluntarily and without coercion.