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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
109Application for review of certain decisions by Supreme Court
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#### 109 Application for review of certain decisions by Supreme Court
109 Application for review of certain decisions by Supreme Court
> > (1) An eligible applicant may apply to the Supreme Court for a review of any of the following decisions—
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> > > (a) a decision of a patient’s coordinating practitioner in a first assessment that the patient—
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> > > > (i) at the time of making the first request, has or has not been ordinarily resident in New South Wales for a period of at least 12 months, or
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> > > > (ii) has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying, or
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> > > > (iii) is or is not acting voluntarily, or
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> > > > (iv) is or is not acting because of pressure or duress,
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> > > > Note—
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> > > > See the definition of pressure or duress in the Dictionary in Schedule 1.
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> > > (b) a decision of a patient’s consulting practitioner in a consulting assessment that the patient—
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> > > > (i) at the time of making the first request, has or has not been ordinarily resident in New South Wales for a period of at least 12 months, or
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> > > > (ii) has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying, or
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> > > > (iii) is or is not acting voluntarily, or
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> > > > (iv) is or is not acting because of pressure or duress,
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> > > (c) a decision of a patient’s coordinating practitioner to make a statement in a final review form certifying that the coordinating practitioner is satisfied the patient—
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> > > > (i) has or does not have decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying, or
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> > > > (ii) in requesting access to voluntary assisted dying—
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> > > > > (A) is or is not acting voluntarily, or
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> > > > > (B) is or is not acting because of pressure or duress, and
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> > > (d) a decision of the Board to refuse an application for a voluntary assisted dying substance authority in relation to a patient.
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> > (2) A review of a reviewed decision—
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> > > (a) is to be dealt with as a new hearing, and
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> > > (b) evidence or information may be given in addition to, or in substitution for, the information given in relation to the reviewed decision.