57Administration decision

57 Administration decision

57 Administration decision

(1) The patient may, in consultation with and on the advice of the patient’s coordinating practitioner—

(a) decide to self-administer a voluntary assisted dying substance (a self-administration decision), or

(b) decide a voluntary assisted dying substance is to be administered to the patient by the administering practitioner for the patient (a practitioner administration decision).

(2) An administration decision must be—

(a) clear and unambiguous, and

(b) made in person before the patient’s coordinating practitioner or, if that is not practicable, in accordance with section 176(1)(a).

(3) The patient may make an administration decision—

(a) verbally, or

(b) in another way.

Example for paragraph (b)—

by use of gestures

(4) The patient may make the administration decision with the assistance of an interpreter.

(5) If the patient makes an administration decision, the patient’s coordinating practitioner must record the decision in the patient’s medical record.

(6) The patient’s coordinating practitioner must also, within 5 business days after the patient makes an administration decision—

(a) complete the approved form for the administration decision (the administration decision form) as required by subsection (7), and

(b) give the Board a copy of the administration decision form.

Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.

(7) The administration decision form must include the following—

(a) the patient’s name, date of birth and contact details,

(b) the coordinating practitioner’s name and contact details,

(c) the administration decision made by the patient,

(d) the date the administration decision was made,

(e) if the patient was assisted by an interpreter when making the administration decision—the interpreter’s name, contact details and accreditation details,