56Application of Division

56 Application of Division

56 Application of Division

This Division applies if—

(a) the request and assessment process has been completed in relation to a patient, and

(b) the final review form for the patient certifies that the coordinating practitioner for the patient is satisfied—

(i) the patient has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying, and

(ii) the patient, in requesting access to voluntary assisted dying, is acting voluntarily, and

(iii) the patient, in requesting access to voluntary assisted dying, is not acting because of pressure or duress, and

Note—

See the definition of pressure or duress in the Dictionary in Schedule 1.

(iv) the patient’s request to access voluntary assisted dying is enduring.