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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
68Role of contact person
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#### 68 Role of contact person
68 Role of contact person
> > (1) The contact person for the patient is authorised to—
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> > > (a) receive the prescribed substance from an authorised supplier, and
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> > > (b) possess the prescribed substance for the purposes of paragraphs (c)–(e), and
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> > > (c) prepare the prescribed substance for self-administration by the patient, and
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> > > (d) supply the prescribed substance to the patient, and
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> > > (e) give the prescribed substance, or any unused or remaining prescribed substance, to an authorised disposer as required by section 125.
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> > (2) The patient’s contact person must inform the patient’s coordinating practitioner if the patient dies, whether as a result of self-administering the prescribed substance or from some other cause.