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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
18Eligibility to act as coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner
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#### 18 Eligibility to act as coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner
18 Eligibility to act as coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner
> A medical practitioner is eligible to act as a coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for a patient if—
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> > (a) the medical practitioner—
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> > > (i) holds specialist registration, or
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> > > (ii) holds general registration and has practised the medical profession for at least 10 years as the holder of general registration, and
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> > (b) the medical practitioner has completed the approved training, and
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> > (c) the medical practitioner meets other requirements prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section, and
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> > (d) the medical practitioner is not a family member of the patient, and
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> > (e) the medical practitioner does not know or believe that the practitioner—
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> > > (i) is a beneficiary under a will of the patient, or
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> > > (ii) may otherwise benefit financially or in any other material way from the death of the patient, other than by receiving reasonable fees for the provision of services as the coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for the patient.