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, > > > > > (f) the coordinating practitioner’s name and the date the form was signed.