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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
55Eligibility to act as administering practitioner
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#### 55 Eligibility to act as administering practitioner
55 Eligibility to act as administering practitioner
> A person is eligible to act as an administering practitioner for a patient if—
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> > (a) the person is—
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> > > (i) a medical practitioner who holds specialist registration, or
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> > > (ii) a medical practitioner who holds general registration and has practised the medical profession for at least 5 years, or
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> > > (iii) a medical practitioner who is an overseas-trained specialist who holds limited registration or provisional registration, or
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> > > (iv) a nurse practitioner, and
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> > (b) the person has completed approved training, and
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> > (c) the person meets other requirements prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section, and
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> > (d) the person is not a family member of the patient, and
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> > (e) the person does not know or believe that the person—
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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 administering practitioner for the patient.