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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
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81 Administration certificate
(1) This section applies if an individual dies after their administering
practitioner administers an approved substance to them.
(2) The administering practitioner must give the director-general written
notice of the death within 4 business days after the day the individual
dies.
(3) The administering practitioner must prepare a written certificate
(an administration certificate) certifying—
(a) that the individual made a practitioner administration decision;
and
(b) that the individual did not revoke the practitioner administration
decision before the approved substance was administered; and
(c) that the administering practitioner is satisfied that, immediately
before administering the approved substance to the individual—
(i) the individual had decision-making capacity in relation to
(ii) the individual was acting voluntarily and without coercion;
and
(d) any other matter prescribed by regulation.
(4) Within 4 business days after the day the administering practitioner
administers the approved substance to the individual, the
administering practitioner must give the board a copy of—
(a) the administration certificate; and
(b) the witness certificate.
witness certificate—see section 66 (4).