Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
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36 Consulting assessment
36 Consulting assessment
(1) The consulting practitioner for a patient must assess whether the patient is eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the consulting practitioner must—
(a) make a decision about each of the eligibility criteria, and
(b) independently of the coordinating practitioner, form the practitioner’s own opinions on the matters to be decided.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents the consulting practitioner having regard to relevant information about the patient that has been prepared by, or at the instigation of, another registered health practitioner.