63Witness to administration of prescribed substance

#### 63 Witness to administration of prescribed substance 63 Witness to administration of prescribed substance > > (1) For the purposes of section 60(6), a person is eligible to witness the administration of a prescribed substance to a patient if the person— > > > > > (a) is an adult, and > > > > > (b) is not an ineligible witness. > > > (2) For the purposes of subsection (1)(b), a person is an ineligible witness if the person— > > > > > (a) is a family member of the patient’s administering practitioner, or > > > > > (b) is employed, or engaged under a contract for services, by the patient’s administering practitioner. > > > (3) The witness to the administration of a prescribed substance to a patient must certify in the practitioner administration form for the patient that— > > > > > (a) the patient’s request for access to voluntary assisted dying appeared to be free, voluntary and enduring, and > > > > > (b) the patient’s administering practitioner administered the prescribed substance to the patient in the presence of the witness.