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Schedule 2 Reviewable decisions—other
(see pt 11)
item
decision
affected person
1 92 (b) refuse to authorise person to be
coordinating practitioner,
consulting practitioner or
applicant for
authorisation
2 95 (a) revoke authorisation because
authorised practitioner no longer
eligible for authorisation
authorised practitioner
3 154 (1) refuse to grant residency
exemption
applicant for exemption
(see s 3)
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• bankrupt or personally insolvent
• business day
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• individual
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• the Territory.
administer, for an approved substance, means to introduce the
substance into the body of an individual by any means.
administering practitioner, for an individual, means—
(a) the individual mentioned in section 44 (4); or
(b) if the functions of the administering practitioner are transferred
to another health practitioner under section 46 or section 47—
that health practitioner.
administration decision means a practitioner administration decision
or a self-administration decision.
affected person, for a reviewable decision—
(a) for part 10 (Review of coordinating practitioner, consulting
practitioner and administering practitioner decisions)—see
section 134; and
(b) for part 11 (Review of other decisions)—see section 150.
approved care navigator service means the entity approved under
section 158.
approved disposer means a health practitioner approved under
section 57 (1) (b).
approved substance means a medicine approved under section 56.
approved supplier means a health practitioner approved under
section 57 (1) (a).
authorised administering practitioner, for part 5 (Requirements for
authorised consulting practitioner, for part 5 (Requirements for
authorised coordinating practitioner, for part 5 (Requirements for
authorised practitioner, for division 5.2 (Authorised practitioners)—
see section 87.
board means the Voluntary Assisted Dying Oversight Board
established under section 110.
care service, for part 7 (Obligations of facility operators)—see
conduct, for part 9 (Protection from liability)—see section 128.
conscientious objection, in relation to voluntary assisted dying,
means a religious or other conscientious objection to voluntary
consulting assessment—see section 23 (1).
consulting assessment report—see section 25 (1) (a).
consulting practitioner, for an individual, means the person
mentioned in section 22 (4).
contact person, for an individual, means the person appointed by the
individual as a contact person under section 51.
coordinating practitioner, for an individual, means—
(a) the person mentioned in section 14 (4); or
(b) if the functions of the coordinating practitioner are transferred
to another health practitioner under section 37 or section 38—
that health practitioner.
deciding practitioner, for a decision about the transfer of an
individual, for division 7.2 (Information and access obligations)—see
section 103 (1).
decision-maker, for a reviewable decision, for part 10 (Review of
coordinating practitioner, consulting practitioner and administering
practitioner decisions)—see section 134.
decision-making capacity, in relation to voluntary assisted dying—
see section 12.
eligibility requirements—see section 11.
facility, for part 7 (Obligations of facility operators)—see
facility operator, for part 7 (Obligations of facility operators)—see
final assessment—see section 35.
final assessment report—see section 36 (2).
final assessment requirements—see section 31.
final request—see section 32 (1).
first assessment—see section 16 (1).
first assessment report—see section 18 (1) (a).
first request—see section 13 (1).
health record—see the Health Records (Privacy and Access)
Act 1997, dictionary.
possess, an approved substance, for division 4.3 (Dealing with
approved substances)—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic
Goods Act 2008, section 24.
practitioner administration decision means a decision made by an
individual under section 42 (1) (b) or section 43 (1) (a).
prescribe, an approved substance, for division 4.3 (Dealing with
approved substances)—see section 55 (1).
prescription, in relation to an approved substance, for division 4.3
(Dealing with approved substances)—see section 55 (1).
registrar, for part 10 (Review of coordinating practitioner, consulting
practitioner and administering practitioner decisions)—see the ACT
Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2008, dictionary.
relevant person, for division 7.2 (Information and access
obligations)—see section 103 (2).
request and assessment process means the process that consists of
the following:
(a) a first request;
(b) a first assessment;
(c) a consulting assessment;
(d) a second request;
(e) a final request;
(f) a final assessment.
resident, of a facility, for part 7 (Obligations of facility operators)—
see section 101 (1).
reviewable decision—
(a) for part 10 (Review of coordinating practitioner, consulting
practitioner and administering practitioner decisions)—see
section 134; and
(b) for part 11 (Review of other decisions)—see section 150.
second request—see section 27 (2).
self-administration decision means a decision made by an individual
under section 42 (1) (a) or section 43 (1) (b).
supply, an approved substance, for division 4.3 (Dealing with
approved substances)—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic
Goods Act 2008, section 24.
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