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, 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.