12Voluntary assisted dying not suicide

#### 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. > > > (2) Voluntary assisted dying action does not— > > > > > (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 > > > > > (b) otherwise provide a ground for a police officer to take action under that section. > > > (3) In this section— > > > > voluntary assisted dying action means any of the following done in accordance with this Act— > > > > > (a) a request for access to voluntary assisted dying, > > > > > (b) a self-administration decision or a practitioner administration decision, > > > > > (c) self-administration by a person of a prescribed substance, > > > > > (d) asking an administering practitioner to administer a prescribed substance.