Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
154Residency exemptions
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154 Residency exemptions (1) The director-general must, on application, grant an individual an exemption from the eligibility requirement mentioned in section 11 (1) (f) (i) if satisfied that the individual has a substantial connection to the ACT. Examples—substantial connection to the ACT 1 an individual who has lived in a place close to the ACT border for at least the previous 12 months and who works in the ACT or receives medical treatment in the ACT 2 an individual who has moved to the ACT so that family, friends or carers who live in the ACT can provide care and support to the individual 3 an individual who previously lived in the ACT and whose family, friends or carers live in the ACT 4 an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander individual who has substantial connections with the ACT community and wishes to die on Country 5 an individual who has lived in the ACT for less than 12 months but who was diagnosed with a condition mentioned in s 11 (1) (b) after moving to the ACT
(2) An application must— (b) include details about the individual’s substantial connection to the ACT; and (c) include any information prescribed by regulation.