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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
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#### 12 Voluntary assisted dying not suicide
12 Voluntary assisted dying not suicide
> > (1) For the purposes of the law of the State, a person who dies as the result of the administration of a prescribed substance in accordance with this Act does not die by suicide.
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> > (2) Voluntary assisted dying action does not—
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> > > (a) constitute an attempt by the person to cause serious physical harm to the person for the purposes of the [Mental Health Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-008), section 22, or
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> > > (b) otherwise provide a ground for a police officer to take action under that section.
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> > (3) In this section—
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> > voluntary assisted dying action means any of the following done in accordance with this Act—
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> > > (a) a request for access to voluntary assisted dying,
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> > > (b) a self-administration decision or a practitioner administration decision,
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> > > (c) self-administration by a person of a prescribed substance,
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> > > (d) asking an administering practitioner to administer a prescribed substance.