Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
26Referral for further consulting assessment
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26 Referral for further consulting assessment (1) If an individual’s consulting practitioner (the original consulting practitioner) decides that the individual does not meet the eligibility requirements, the individual’s coordinating practitioner may refer the individual to another health practitioner for a further consulting assessment. (2) If the other health practitioner accepts the referral, the original consulting practitioner stops being the consulting practitioner for the individual when the other health practitioner gives the board notice under section 22 (2).