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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
47Transfer of administering practitioner functions—transfer
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47 Transfer of administering practitioner functions—transfer
request made by individual
(1) This section applies if an individual has an administering practitioner.
(2) The individual may ask another health practitioner to become their
administering practitioner (a transfer request).
(3) Within 4 business days after the day the individual makes a transfer
request, the other health practitioner must—
(a) tell the individual whether the other health practitioner accepts
or refuses to accept the request; and
(b) if the other health practitioner refuses to accept the request—
refer the individual to the approved care navigator service.
administering practitioner requirements under section 97
unwilling to exercise the functions of an administering
(5) If the other health practitioner accepts the transfer request, the other
health practitioner must—
(a) tell the individual and the individual’s administering practitioner
about their acceptance of the request; and
(b) if the individual’s coordinating practitioner is not the
individual’s administering practitioner—tell the coordinating
practitioner about the request acceptance; and
(c) record the request acceptance in the individual’s health record;
and
(d) give the board written notice of the transfer within 4 business
days after the day the other health practitioner tells the
individual that they accept the request; and
(e) tell the original practitioner about the notice given under
paragraph (d) as soon as practicable after giving the notice.
Maximum penalty (paragraph (d)): 20 penalty units.
(7) When the other health practitioner gives the board notice under
subsection (5) (d)—
administering practitioner (the new practitioner); and
(b) the administering practitioner functions transfer to the new