Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
73Disposal of approved substances by approved disposer
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73 Disposal of approved substances by approved disposer (1) This section applies if an approved disposer receives an approved substance from a person. (2) The approved disposer— (a) must, when they receive the approved substance, give the person a written record of receiving the substance that includes any information prescribed by regulation; and (b) must, within 4 business days after the day they receive the approved substance, give the following entities a written notice of having received the substance that includes any information prescribed by regulation: (i) the board;
(ii) the director-general; and (c) may possess the approved substance for the purpose of disposing of it; and (d) must, as soon as practicable after receiving the approved substance, dispose of it in accordance with any disposal requirements prescribed by regulation. Maximum penalty (paragraph (b) (i)): 20 penalty units. (3) Within 7 days after the day an approved disposer disposes of an approved substance, the disposer must— (a) prepare a written record of the disposal (a disposal record) that includes any information prescribed by regulation; and (b) give the board a copy of the disposal record. (5) The approved disposer must keep the disposal record for at least 2 years after the day they dispose of the approved substance.