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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
71Giving approved substances to approved disposer—
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71 Giving approved substances to approved disposer—
(a) the administering practitioner functions for an individual are
transferred under section 46 or section 47; and
(b) the original administering practitioner is in possession of an
approved substance for the individual when the transfer takes
effect; and
(c) the original administering practitioner is not required to give the
approved substance to the new administering practitioner under
section 65 (Giving, receiving and possessing approved
substances—transfer of administering practitioner functions).
(2) The original administering practitioner—
soon as practicable, but not later than 14 days after the day the
transfer takes effect.