Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
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162 Review of Act (1) The Minister must review the operation and effectiveness of this Act as soon as practicable— (a) 3 years after the day this section commences; and (b) every 5 years after the first review of this Act is presented to the Legislative Assembly. (2) The first review must include a review in relation to the following matters: (a) section 11 (3), definition of advanced; (b) whether an individual should be allowed access to voluntary assisted dying under this Act if the individual— (i) has lived in the ACT for less than 12 months and is not eligible for an exemption under section 154; or (ii) is a child with decision-making capacity in relation to voluntary assisted dying; or (iii) seeks to access voluntary assisted dying through advanced care planning. (3) The Minister must present a report of each review to the Legislative Assembly.
Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions—coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions— coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner and (see pt 10) item 1 16 (1) (a) individual meets the eligibility s 11 (1) (d) 2 16 (1) (a) individual does not meet the in s 11 (1) (d) 3 16 (1) (a) individual meets the eligibility s 11 (1) (e) 4 16 (1) (a) individual does not meet the in s 11 (1) (e) 5 16 (1) (a) individual meets the eligibility s 11 (1) (f) (i) 6 16 (1) (a) individual does not meet the in s 11 (1) (f) (i) 7 23 (1) (a) individual meets the eligibility s 11 (1) (d)
Reviewable decisions—coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner Schedule 1 item 8 23 (1) (a) individual does not meet the in s 11 (1) (d) 9 23 (1) (a) individual meets the eligibility s 11 (1) (e) 10 23 (1) (a) individual does not meet the in s 11 (1) (e) 11 23 (1) (a) individual meets the eligibility s 11 (1) (f) (i) 12 23 (1) (a) individual does not meet the in s 11 (1) (f) (i) 13 35 individual meets the final 14 35 individual does not meet the final 15 35 individual meets the final 16 35 individual does not meet the final 17 59 (1) (f) (i) individual meets the final 18 59 (1) (f) (i) individual does not meet the final
Schedule 1 Reviewable decisions—coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner item 19 59 (1) (f) (i) individual meets the final 20 59 (1) (f) (i) individual does not meet the final
Reviewable decisions—other decisions Schedule 2