19Person may make first request to medical practitioner

#### 19 Person may make first request to medical practitioner 19 Person may make first request to medical practitioner > > (1) A person may make a request to a medical practitioner for access to voluntary assisted dying. > > > (2) The request must be— > > > > > (a) clear and unambiguous, and > > > > > (b) made during a medical consultation, and > > > > > (c) made in person or, if that is not practicable, in accordance with section 176(1)(a). > > > (3) The person may make the request— > > > > > (a) verbally, or > > > > > (b) in another way. > > > > > > Example for paragraph (b)— > > > > > > by use of gestures > > > (4) The person may make the request with the assistance of an interpreter.