178Information about voluntary assisted dying

#### 178 Information about voluntary assisted dying 178 Information about voluntary assisted dying > > (1) An authorised official may make information about voluntary assisted dying publicly available. > > > (2) Information may be made available under this section using any method of communication, including electronic communication, that the authorised official considers appropriate. > > > (3) However, subsection (2) does not authorise the use of a method of communication if, or to the extent that, the use is contrary to or inconsistent with a law of the Commonwealth. > > > (4) The Health Secretary may, by Gazette notice, designate persons, or persons in a class, as authorised officials for the purposes of this section. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > authorised official means— > > > > > (a) the Health Secretary, or > > > > > (b) a public service officer employed in the Ministry of Health, or > > > > > (c) a person designated as an authorised official under subsection (4).