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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
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43 Changing administration decision
(1) If an individual has an administration decision in effect, the individual
may, at any time—
(a) if the individual made a decision that they would self-administer
an approved substance—decide instead that an approved
substance will be administered to them by a health practitioner;
or
(b) if the individual made a decision that an approved substance
would be administered to them by a health practitioner—decide
instead that they will self-administer an approved substance.
(2) The change of decision—
(a) must be—
(i) clear and unambiguous; and
(ii) made personally by the individual; and
(b) may be made in consultation with, and on the advice of, the
individual’s coordinating practitioner.
(3) The change of decision—
(a) may be made in writing or orally, or by communicating in any
other way the individual can; and
(b) takes effect when the individual tells their coordinating
practitioner about the change of decision.
(4) The individual’s coordinating practitioner must—
(a) record the change of decision in the individual’s health record;
and
(b) give the board written notice of the change of decision within 4
business days after the day the individual tells the coordinating
practitioner about the change of decision.
(6) If the individual changes their administration decision under
subsection (1) (a), any contact person appointment in effect ends
when the decision is changed.
(7) If an individual changes their administration decision under
subsection (1) (b), the individual must appoint a contact person under
section 51.