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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
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119 Functions of board
(1) The board has the following functions:
(a) to monitor the operation of this Act;
(b) to monitor requests for voluntary assisted dying;
(c) to refer issues identified by the board in relation to voluntary
assisted dying to the following people if those issues are relevant
to the person:
(i) the chief police officer;
(ii) the coroner;
(iii) the director-general;
(iv) the human rights commission;
(v) the national agency;
(vi) the registrar-general;
(d) to record and keep any information prescribed by regulation in
relation to a request for, or access to, voluntary assisted dying;
(e) to analyse information given to the board under this Act and
research matters relating to the operation of this Act;
(f) to give the Minister advice in relation to—
(i) the operation of this Act; or
(ii) the board’s functions; or
(iii) the improvement of the processes and safeguards for
voluntary assisted dying;
(g) any other function given to the board under this Act or another
territory law.
Functions of board and members Division 8.3
(2) In exercising its functions, the board—
(a) must act independently and in the public interest; and
(b) except as provided by this Act or another territory law, is not
subject to the direction and control of any person.
(3) If the board refers an issue to a person under subsection (1) (c), the
board may give information to the person if satisfied that the
information is relevant to the exercise of the person’s functions.
national agency means the national agency established under the
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT), section 23.
Note The Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) Act 2010, s 6
applies the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law set out in the
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act 2009 (Qld), schedule
as if it were an ACT law called the Health Practitioner Regulation
National Law (ACT).