62Certification by administering practitioner following administration of prescribed substance

#### 62 Certification by administering practitioner following administration of prescribed substance 62 Certification by administering practitioner following administration of prescribed substance > > (1) This section applies if the patient’s administering practitioner administers the prescribed substance to the patient. > > > (2) The administering practitioner must certify in writing that— > > > > > (a) the patient made a practitioner administration decision and did not revoke the decision, and > > > > > (b) the administering practitioner was satisfied when administering the prescribed substance to the patient that— > > > > > > > (i) the patient had decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying, and > > > > > > > (ii) the patient was acting voluntarily, and > > > > > > > (iii) the patient was 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 for access to voluntary assisted dying was enduring. > > > (3) The certification must be in the approved form (the practitioner administration form) and must include the following— > > > > > (a) the patient’s name and date of birth, > > > > > (b) the administering practitioner’s name and contact details, > > > > > (c) the name, date of birth and contact details of the witness to the administration of the prescribed substance, > > > > > (d) the date and time the prescribed substance was administered, > > > > > (e) the location at which the prescribed substance was administered, > > > > > (f) the date and time of the patient’s death, > > > > > (g) the period of time that elapsed between the administration of the prescribed substance and the patient’s death, > > > > > (h) details of any complications relating to the administration of the prescribed substance, > > > > > (i) the witness’ certification required under section 63(3), > > > > > (j) the administering practitioner’s signature and the date the form was signed, > > > > > (k) the witness’s signature and the date the form was signed. > > > (4) Within 5 business days after administering the prescribed substance, the administering practitioner must give a copy of the practitioner administration form to the Board. > > > > Maximum penalty—100 penalty units.