136Functions of Board

#### 136 Functions of Board 136 Functions of Board > > (1) The Board has the following functions— > > > > > (a) to monitor the operation of this Act, > > > > > (b) to keep a list of registered health practitioners who are willing to assist with voluntary assisted dying, including by— > > > > > > > (i) participating in the request and assessment process, and > > > > > > > (ii) prescribing, supplying or administering a voluntary assisted dying substance, and > > > > > > > (iii) being present at the time of the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance, > > > > > (c) to make decisions about applications made to the Board under section 17(1), > > > > > (d) to make decisions about voluntary assisted dying substance authorities, > > > > > (e) to provide to the Minister or the Health Secretary, on its own initiative or on request, advice, information and reports on matters relating to the operation of this Act, including recommendations for the improvement of voluntary assisted dying, > > > > > (f) to refer to any of the following persons or bodies any matter identified by the Board in relation to voluntary assisted dying that is relevant to the functions of the person or body— > > > > > > > (i) the Commissioner of Police under the [Police Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1990-047), > > > > > > > (ii) the Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages under the [Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration Act 1995](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1995-062), > > > > > > > (iii) the State Coroner appointed under the [Coroners Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-041), section 7, > > > > > > > (iv) the Health Secretary, > > > > > > > (v) the Secretary of the Department in which the [Coroners Act 2009](/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-041) is administered, > > > > > > > (vi) the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency established by the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law, section 23, > > > > > > > (vii) the Commissioner appointed under the [Health Care Complaints Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1993-105), section 76, > > > > > (g) to conduct analysis of, and research in relation to, information given to the Board under this Act, > > > > > (h) to collect, use and disclose information given to the Board under this Act for the purposes of performing its functions, > > > > > (i) any other function given to the Board by or under this Act or another Act. > > > (2) The Board, or a member of the Board, must not give the list of registered health practitioners kept under subsection (1)(b), or information on the list, to another entity unless the other entity is— > > > > > (a) an official voluntary assisted dying care navigator service, or > > > > > (b) a person employed or otherwise engaged by or acting for an official voluntary assisted dying care navigator service, or > > > > > (c) another person exercising functions under this Act who needs access to the list or information on the list to exercise the functions. > > > > > > Example for paragraph (c)— > > > > > > a coordinating practitioner, a consulting practitioner, an administering practitioner