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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
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6 Objects of Act
The objects of this Act are to—
(a) give individuals who are suffering and dying the option of
requesting assistance to end their lives; and
(b) establish a process for individuals to exercise the option to
request assistance to end their lives if they have been assessed
as meeting the requirements to access voluntary assisted dying
under this Act; and
(c) establish mechanisms to—
(i) ensure that voluntary assisted dying is accessed only by
individuals who—
(A) want to exercise the option to request assistance to
end their lives; and
(B) have been assessed as meeting the requirements to
access voluntary assisted dying under this Act; and
(ii) protect individuals from coercion and exploitation; and
(d) provide protection for health practitioners who choose to assist,
or not assist, individuals to exercise the option of ending their
lives in accordance with this Act; and
(e) provide for the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with