58Revocation of administration decision

#### 58 Revocation of administration decision 58 Revocation of administration decision > > (1) The patient may at any time— > > > > > (a) revoke a self-administration decision by informing the patient’s coordinating practitioner the patient has decided not to self-administer a voluntary assisted dying substance, or > > > > > (b) revoke a practitioner administration decision by informing the patient’s administering practitioner the patient has decided not to proceed with the administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance. > > > (2) A decision to revoke an administration decision must be clear and unambiguous. > > > (3) For the purposes of subsection (1), the patient may inform the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner of the patient’s decision— > > > > > (a) in writing, or > > > > > (b) verbally, or > > > > > (c) in another way. > > > > > > Example for paragraph (c)— > > > > > > by use of gestures > > > (4) The patient may inform the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner of the patient’s decision with the assistance of an interpreter. > > > (5) If the patient revokes an administration decision under subsection (1), the coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner who is informed of the patient’s decision must— > > > > > (a) record the revocation in the patient’s medical record, and > > > > > (b) if the practitioner is not the patient’s coordinating practitioner—inform the coordinating practitioner of the revocation, and > > > > > (c) within 5 business days after the revocation— > > > > > > > (i) complete the approved form (the revocation form), and > > > > > > > (ii) give a copy of the revocation form to the Board. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units. > > > (6) The revocation form must include the following— > > > > > (a) the patient’s name, date of birth and contact details, > > > > > (b) the name and contact details of the person completing the form, > > > > > (c) if the person completing the form is not the patient’s coordinating practitioner—the coordinating practitioner’s name and contact details, > > > > > (d) the date the administration decision was revoked, > > > > > (e) any reason given by the patient for the revocation of the administration decision, > > > > > (f) if the patient was assisted by an interpreter when revoking the administration decision—the interpreter’s name, contact details and accreditation details, > > > > > (g) the signature of the person completing the form and the date the form was signed. > > > (7) The revocation of an administration decision does not prevent the patient from making another administration decision under section 57(1).