Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
75Offence—unauthorised administration of approved
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75 Offence—unauthorised administration of approved substance (1) A person commits an offence if the person— (a) administers an approved substance to an individual; and (b) is not authorised to administer the approved substance to the individual under section 66 (Administering approved substances—administering practitioner). (2) This section does not apply if the person administers a medicine to another person under the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008. Note The defendant has an evidential burden in relation to the matters mentioned in s (2) (see Criminal Code, s 58).