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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
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#### 15 When person may access voluntary assisted dying
15 When person may access voluntary assisted dying
> A person may access voluntary assisted dying if—
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> > (a) the person has made a first request, and
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> > (b) the person has been assessed as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying by—
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> > > (i) the person’s coordinating practitioner, and
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> > > (ii) the person’s consulting practitioner, and
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> > (c) the person has made a written declaration, and
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> > (d) the person has made a final request to the person’s coordinating practitioner, and
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> > (e) the person’s coordinating practitioner has certified in a final review form that—
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> > > (i) the request and assessment process has been completed in accordance with this Act, and
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> > > (ii) the practitioner is satisfied of each of the matters referred to in section 52(3)(f), and
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> > (f) the person has made an administration decision, and
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> > (g) if the person has made a self-administration decision—the person has appointed a contact person, and
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> > (h) a voluntary assisted dying substance authority has been issued by the Board in relation to the person.