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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
51Appointment of contact person
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51 Appointment of contact person
(1) The individual must appoint 1 person to be the individual’s contact
person.
(2) A person can be appointed as the contact person for an individual only
if the person—
(a) is an adult; and
(b) consents to being appointed as the contact person for the
(3) Without limiting who can be appointed as the contact person, the
individual may appoint their coordinating practitioner or consulting
(4) The appointment must—
(b) be prepared by—
(i) the individual; or
(ii) if the individual is unable to prepare the appointment—
another person who is an adult and is asked by the
individual to prepare it; and
(c) include any information prescribed by regulation.
(5) The appointment takes effect when the individual gives their
coordinating practitioner the appointment.
(6) The individual’s coordinating practitioner must give the board a copy
of the appointment within 4 business days after the day the
coordinating practitioner receives the appointment.
(7) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.