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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
13Making first request
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13 Making first request
(1) An individual may make a request for access to voluntary assisted
dying to a health practitioner (a first request).
(2) The request must be—
(a) clear and unambiguous; and
(b) made personally by the individual.
(3) The request may be made in writing or orally, or by communicating
in any other way the individual can.