44Witness to signing of written declaration

44 Witness to signing of written declaration

44 Witness to signing of written declaration

(1) For the purposes of section 43(3)(b), a person is eligible to witness the signing of a written declaration if the person—

(a) is an adult, and

(b) is not an ineligible witness.

(2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), a person is an ineligible witness if the person—

(a) knows or believes the person—

(i) is a beneficiary under a will of the patient making the declaration, or

(ii) may otherwise benefit financially or in any other material way from the death of the patient making the declaration, or

(b) is a family member of the patient making the declaration, or

(c) is the coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for the patient making the declaration, or

(d) is a family member or employee of the coordinating practitioner or consulting practitioner for the patient making the declaration.