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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
37Transfer request made by coordinating practitioner
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37 Transfer request made by coordinating practitioner
(1) This section applies if an individual’s coordinating practitioner
(the original practitioner) is unable or unwilling to exercise their
functions as coordinating practitioner.
(2) The original practitioner must ask another health practitioner to
become the individual’s coordinating practitioner (a transfer request)
if the individual consents to the request being made.
(3) Within 4 business days after the day the original practitioner makes a
transfer request, the other health practitioner must tell the original
practitioner whether the other health practitioner accepts or refuses to
accept the request.
(5) If the other health practitioner accepts the transfer request, the
original practitioner must—
(a) tell the individual that the request has been accepted; and
and
original practitioner tells the individual that the request has been
accepted; and
(d) tell the other health practitioner about the notice given under
paragraph (c) as soon as practicable after giving the notice.
Transfer of coordinating practitioner functions Division 3.5
(7) When the original practitioner gives the board notice under
coordinating practitioner (the new practitioner); and
(b) the functions of the original practitioner transfer to the new
(8) The original practitioner must refer the individual to the approved
care navigator service if the original practitioner is unable to transfer
their functions after taking reasonable steps to do so.