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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022
85Certain directions as to supply or administration prohibited
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#### 85 Certain directions as to supply or administration prohibited
85 Certain directions as to supply or administration prohibited
> > (1) A patient’s coordinating practitioner must not direct a health professional to supply a prescribed substance to the patient, the contact person for the patient or an agent of the patient, unless—
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> > > (a) the health professional is an authorised supplier, and
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> > > (b) the direction is in the form of a prescription for the prescribed substance given directly to the authorised supplier.
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> > (2) A patient’s coordinating practitioner or administering practitioner must not direct a health professional to administer a prescribed substance to the patient.