60Practitioner administration

#### 60 Practitioner administration 60 Practitioner administration > > (1) This section applies if the patient— > > > > > (a) has made a practitioner administration decision, and > > > > > (b) has not revoked the decision. > > > (2) The coordinating practitioner for the patient is authorised to prescribe a voluntary assisted dying substance for the patient that is of a sufficient dose to cause death. > > > (3) To avoid doubt, subsection (2) is subject to the Board having granted a voluntary assisted dying substance authority under section 71 in relation to the patient. > > > (4) The authorised supplier who is given the prescription for the patient is authorised to— > > > > > (a) possess the prescribed substance for the purpose of preparing and supplying the substance to the administering practitioner for the patient, and > > > > > (b) prepare the prescribed substance, and > > > > > (c) supply the prescribed substance to the administering practitioner for the patient. > > > (5) The administering practitioner for the patient is authorised to— > > > > > (a) receive the prescribed substance from an authorised supplier, and > > > > > (b) possess the prescribed substance for the purpose of preparing and administering the substance to the patient, and > > > > > (c) prepare the prescribed substance. > > > (6) The administering practitioner for the patient is authorised, in the presence of a witness, to administer the prescribed substance to the patient if the administering practitioner is satisfied at the time of administration that— > > > > > (a) the patient has decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying, and > > > > > (b) the patient is acting voluntarily, and > > > > > (c) the patient is not acting because of pressure or duress, and > > > > > > Note— > > > > > > See the definition of pressure or duress in the Dictionary in Schedule 1. > > > > > (d) the patient’s request for access to voluntary assisted dying is enduring.