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Voluntary Assisted Dying
Regulation 2025
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made under the
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
Republication No 1
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Republication date: 3 November 2025
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The republished law
This is a republication of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025, made under the
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act
2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 3 November 2025. It also includes any
commencement, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 3 November 2025.
The legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3
and 4.
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changes are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into
line, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.
This republication does not include amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).
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Contents
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of regulation 2
3 Dictionary 2
4 Notes 2
Part 2 Request and assessment process for
voluntary assisted dying
5 Information to be given to individual after acceptance of first request—
Act, s 14 (3) (a) 3
6 Information to be given to individual after first assessment and
consulting assessment—Act, s 16 (3) and s 23 (3) 4
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7 Information for first assessment report—Act, s 18 (1) (a) (ii) 5
8 Information for consulting assessment report—Act, s 25 (1) (a) (ii) 7
9 Information for final request report—Act, s 34 (1) (a) 8
10 Information for final assessment report—Act, s 36 (2) (b) 8
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death
11 Information for contact person appointment—Act, s 51 (4) (c) 9
12 Eligibility requirements for approved suppliers and approved
disposers—Act, s 57 (2) 10
13 Information to be given to individual before first prescription—Act,
s 58 (1) (d) 10
14 Information for prescription—Act, s 58 (3) and s 59 (3) 12
15 Labelling requirements for approved substances—Act, s 60 (3) (c) 13
16 Other requirements for supplying approved substances—self-
administration decision in effect—Act, s 60 (3) (d) 13
17 Circumstances for using courier to supply approved substance—Act,
s 60 (3) (f) (ii) 14
18 Requirements for couriers supplying approved substance—Act,
s 60 (6) 14
19 Information for supply record—Act, s 60 (7) (a) 15
20 Requirements for couriers—Act, s 60 (10), def courier 16
21 Information for written notice about original administering practitioner
giving approved substance to new administering practitioner—Act,
s 65 (6) 16
22 Information for written notice about original contact person giving
approved substance to another person—Act, s 67 (6) 17
23 Information for written record of receipt of approved substance
received for disposal—Act, s 73 (2) (a) 17
24 Information for written notice about receipt of approved substance
received for disposal—Act, s 73 (2) (b) 17
25 Disposal requirements—Act, s 73 (2) (d) 18
26 Information for disposal record—Act, s 73 (3) (a) 19
27 Storage requirements for approved substances—Act, s 74 19
28 Matters to be certified in administration certificate—Act, s 81 (3) (d) 22
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Part 4 Requirements for coordinating practitioners,
consulting practitioners and administering
practitioners
29 Definitions—pt 4 24
30 Meaning of disqualifying finding—pt 4 25
31 Information for application for authorisation—Act, s 88 (2) (b) 27
32 Eligibility requirements for authorisation as authorised coordinating
practitioner or authorised consulting practitioner—Act, s 89 (1) (b) 28
33 Eligibility requirements for authorisation as authorised administering
practitioner—Act, s 89 (2) (b) 29
34 Authorisation conditions—Act, s 93 (1) (b) 29
35 Information for register of authorised practitioners—Act, s 96 (2) 30
Part 5 Conscientious objections—health
practitioners and health service providers
36 Relevant health service providers—Act, s 100 (4), def relevant health
service provider 31
Part 6 Obligations of facility operators
37 Requirements for policy—Act, s 108 (1) (b) 32
Part 7 Voluntary assisted dying oversight board
38 Information to be kept by board about requests for, or access to,
voluntary assisted dying—Act, s 119 (1) (d) 33
39 Number of members required for valid vote—Act, s 122 (1) (a) 36
40 Number of votes required for valid decision—Act, s 122 (1) (b) 36
Part 8 Review of coordinating practitioner,
consulting practitioner and administering
practitioner decisions
41 Information for reviewable decision notice—Act, s 135 (1) 37
Part 9 Miscellaneous
42 Information for application for residency exemption—Act, s 154 (2) (c) 38
43 Requirements for counsellors—Act, s 155 (3), def relevant health
professional, par (a) 39
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44 Requirements for social workers—Act, s 155 (3), def relevant health
professional, par (c) 39
45 Requirements for other health professionals—Act, s 155 (3),
def relevant health professional, par (d) 40
Dictionary 41
Endnotes
1 About the endnotes 43
2 Abbreviation key 43
3 Legislation history 44
4 Amendment history 44
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made under the
Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024
Part 1 Preliminary
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Part 1 Preliminary
1 Name of regulation
This regulation is the Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025.
3 Dictionary
The dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.
Note 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in
this regulation, and includes references (signpost definitions) to other
terms defined elsewhere.
For example, the signpost definition ‘condition—see the Act,
section 11 (2).’ means that the term ‘condition’ is defined in that
subsection and the definition applies to this regulation.
Note 2 A definition in the dictionary (including a signpost definition) applies to
the entire regulation unless the definition, or another provision of the
regulation, provides otherwise or the contrary intention otherwise appears
(see Legislation Act, s 155 and s 156 (1)).
4 Notes
A note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this
regulation.
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Part 2 Request and assessment
process for voluntary assisted
dying
5 Information to be given to individual after acceptance of
first request—Act, s 14 (3) (a)
(1) The following information is prescribed:
(a) information about the request and assessment process, including
the requirements that must be met for an individual to be found
eligible to access voluntary assisted dying;
(b) information about the process for an individual to access
voluntary assisted dying after the request and assessment
process for the individual is complete;
(c) a statement that if the request and assessment process is
complete for an individual, the individual may choose to
self-administer an approved substance or have an approved
substance administered to them by a health practitioner;
(d) information about the functions of authorised practitioners and
other health practitioners who may be involved in relation to an
individual who has decided to access voluntary assisted dying;
(e) information about the functions of an individual’s contact
person;
(f) a statement about the effect of the Act, section 136 (1) (Making
application for review of reviewable decision) and which
decisions made under the Act are reviewable decisions;
(g) a statement about how information about an individual who has
made a request to access voluntary assisted dying may be used
or disclosed;
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(h) a statement about the services for support and care available to
an individual who has been diagnosed with a relevant condition,
including palliative care options;
(i) the likely expenses for an individual who decides to access
voluntary assisted dying;
(j) the role of the board.
(2) For this section, a request and assessment process for an individual is
complete if the individual’s coordinating practitioner has prepared a
final assessment report for the individual under the Act,
section 36 (2).
(3) In this section:
relevant condition means a condition that, either on its own or in
combination with 1 or more other diagnosed conditions, is expected
to cause the death of an individual.
reviewable decision—see the Act, section 134.
6 Information to be given to individual after first
assessment and consulting assessment—Act, s 16 (3)
and s 23 (3)
(1) The following information is prescribed:
(a) the individual’s diagnosis and prognosis;
(b) the treatment options available to the individual;
(c) the likely outcome of the treatment options;
(d) the palliative care options available to the individual;
(e) the likely outcome of the palliative care options;
(f) information about the request and assessment process, including
the requirement for an individual’s second request to be signed
in the presence of 2 eligible witnesses;
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(g) a statement that the individual may choose to self-administer an
approved substance or have an approved substance administered
to them by a health practitioner;
(h) the potential complications of an approved substance being
administered by or to the individual;
(i) a statement that death of the individual is the expected outcome
of an approved substance being administered by or to the
individual;
(j) a statement about the effect of the Act, section 9 (1)
(No obligation to continue with request to access voluntary
assisted dying);
(k) a statement that the individual may wish to tell their other
treating health practitioners that they have made a request to
access voluntary assisted dying.
(2) In this section:
eligible witness—see the Act, section 27 (6).
7 Information for first assessment report—Act,
s 18 (1) (a) (ii)
(1) The following information is prescribed:
(a) the individual’s name;
(b) the individual’s date of birth;
(c) the individual’s home address;
(d) the individual’s gender identity (if known);
(e) if the coordinating practitioner decides the individual
meets the eligibility requirement mentioned in the Act,
section 11 (1) (b)—the individual’s condition or conditions that
meet the requirement;
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(f) the reasons why the coordinating practitioner decided the
individual’s condition or conditions are or are not advanced,
progressive and expected to cause death;
(g) whether the individual has a disability other than a condition that
meets the eligibility requirement mentioned in the Act,
section 11 (1) (b) (if known);
(h) whether the individual is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
person (if known);
(i) whether the individual is from a culturally and linguistically
diverse background (if known);
(j) the language used by the individual at home (if known);
(k) whether the individual used an interpreter during the first
assessment;
(l) the day the individual made the first request;
(m) the day the coordinating practitioner accepted the individual’s
first request;
(n) the day the coordinating practitioner made their decision on the
first assessment.
(2) In this section:
advanced—see the Act, section 11 (3).
gender identity—see the Discrimination Act 1991, dictionary.
progressive—see the Act, section 11 (7).
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8 Information for consulting assessment report—Act,
s 25 (1) (a) (ii)
(1) The following information is prescribed:
(a) the individual’s name;
(b) the individual’s date of birth;
(c) the individual’s home address;
(d) if the consulting practitioner decides the individual
meets the eligibility requirement mentioned in the Act,
section 11 (1) (b)—the individual’s condition or conditions that
meet the requirement;
(e) the reasons why the consulting practitioner decided the
individual’s condition or conditions are or are not advanced,
progressive and expected to cause death;
(f) whether the individual has a disability other than a condition that
meets the eligibility requirement mentioned in the Act,
section 11 (1) (b) (if known);
(g) whether the individual used an interpreter during the consulting
assessment;
(h) the day the consulting practitioner made their decision on the
consulting assessment.
(2) In this section:
advanced—see the Act, section 11 (3).
progressive—see the Act, section 11 (7).
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9 Information for final request report—Act, s 34 (1) (a)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the individual’s name;
(b) the individual’s date of birth;
(c) the individual’s home address;
(d) the day the individual made the final request;
(e) whether the individual used an interpreter to make the final
request;
(f) a statement that the individual’s final request met the
requirements mentioned in the Act, section 32 (2).
10 Information for final assessment report—Act, s 36 (2) (b)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the individual’s name;
(b) the individual’s date of birth;
(c) the individual’s home address;
(d) the coordinating practitioner’s decision about—
(i) whether the individual has decision-making capacity in
relation to voluntary assisted dying; and
(ii) whether the individual’s decision to access voluntary
assisted dying is made voluntarily and without coercion;
(e) whether the individual used an interpreter during the final
assessment;
(f) the day the coordinating practitioner made their decision on the
final assessment.
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11 Information for contact person appointment—Act,
s 51 (4) (c)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name and telephone number of the individual;
(b) the name, home address or business address and telephone
number of the person being appointed as the individual’s contact
person (the appointee);
(c) a statement that the appointee—
(i) is an adult; and
(ii) consents to the appointment; and
(iii) acknowledges the functions and obligations of a contact
person under the Act, including the obligations under the
Act, section 69 (Giving approved substances to approved
disposer if individual dies or contact person appointment
ends—contact person);
(d) if the contact person appointment is prepared by another person
under the Act, section 51 (4) (b) (ii)—
(i) the name of the person who prepared the appointment; and
(ii) a statement that the person is an adult; and
(iii) a statement that the person prepared the appointment; and
(iv) a statement that the individual asked the person to prepare
the appointment.
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12 Eligibility requirements for approved suppliers and
approved disposers—Act, s 57 (2)
The following eligibility requirements are prescribed:
(a) the health practitioner is—
(i) a pharmacist; and
(ii) a public servant working in Canberra Health Services;
(b) the health practitioner has successfully completed any
pharmacist training approved by the chief executive officer of
Canberra Health Services.
13 Information to be given to individual before first
prescription—Act, s 58 (1) (d)
(1) The following information is prescribed:
(a) the medicine that constitutes the approved substance;
(b) a statement that the individual is under no obligation to proceed
with the administration of the approved substance;
(c) the business address and telephone number of an approved
disposer who is authorised to dispose of the approved substance;
(d) if the individual has a practitioner administration decision in
effect—
(i) the method by which the approved substance will be
administered to the individual; and
(ii) the expected effects on the individual of the approved
substance being administered to the individual; and
(iii) the period in which the individual is likely to die after the
approved substance is administered to the individual; and
(iv) the potential complications of the approved substance
being administered to the individual;
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(e) if the individual has a self-administration decision in effect—
(i) the business address and telephone number of an approved
supplier who can supply the approved substance to the
individual; and
(ii) a statement about the storage requirements and liability
under the Act, section 74 (Storage of approved substances);
and
(iii) details about how the individual can prepare and
self-administer the approved substance; and
(iv) the period during which a prescription for the approved
substance is valid; and
(v) a statement about the effect of the Act, section 68 (Giving
approved substances to approved disposer if administration
decision revoked—individual or contact person); and
(vi) a statement about the effect of the Act, section 69 (Giving
approved substances to approved disposer if individual
dies or contact person appointment ends—contact person);
and
(vii) the expected effects on the individual of self-administering
the approved substance; and
(viii) the period in which the individual is likely to die after
self-administering the approved substance; and
(ix) the potential complications of the individual
self-administering the approved substance.
(2) The information mentioned in subsection (1) must be given to the
individual orally and in writing.
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14 Information for prescription—Act, s 58 (3) and s 59 (3)
(1) The following information is prescribed:
(a) the prescriber’s name, business address and telephone number;
(b) the day the prescription is issued;
(c) the name, date of birth, home address and telephone number of
the individual for whom the approved substance is prescribed;
(d) the approved substance, and the form, strength and quantity of
the substance, to be dispensed under the prescription;
(e) a statement that the prescription is for a medicine intended to be
used for voluntary assisted dying;
(f) a statement certifying that—
(i) the request and assessment process for the individual is
complete; and
(ii) the individual has made an administration decision;
(g) whether the individual has a practitioner administration decision
or self-administration decision in effect when the prescription is
issued;
(h) a statement, endorsed by the prescriber’s signature,
acknowledging that the prescription was issued by the
prescriber.
(2) For this section, a request and assessment process for an individual is
complete if the individual’s coordinating practitioner has prepared
a final assessment report for the individual under the Act,
section 36 (2).
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15 Labelling requirements for approved substances—Act,
s 60 (3) (c)
A label that includes the following information must be attached to
the container or packaging of an approved substance:
(a) the information mentioned in the Medicines, Poisons and
Therapeutic Goods Regulation 2008, section 123;
(b) a statement that the purpose of the dose of the substance is to
cause death;
(c) a statement about the storage requirements and liability under
the Act, section 74 (Storage of approved substances);
(d) a statement that any unused approved substance must be
disposed of in accordance with the Act.
16 Other requirements for supplying approved substances—
self-administration decision in effect—Act, s 60 (3) (d)
(1) This section applies if, when supplying an approved substance for an
individual, an approved supplier is satisfied on reasonable grounds
that the individual has a self-administration decision in effect.
(2) The approved supplier must give the information mentioned in
section 13 (1) to the person to whom the approved substance is
supplied.
(3) The approved supplier must give the information to the person—
(a) orally; and
(b) in writing if the person—
(i) tells the supplier that the individual for whom the substance
is supplied does not have the information in writing; or
(ii) asks the supplier to give them the information in writing.
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17 Circumstances for using courier to supply approved
substance—Act, s 60 (3) (f) (ii)
The circumstances prescribed are—
(a) the individual has a practitioner administration decision in
effect; and
(b) the approved supplier keeps a written record that includes—
(i) the name of the courier used to supply the approved
substance to the person; and
(ii) the date and time the courier received the approved
substance from the supplier; and
(c) the approved supplier ensures that—
(i) the approved substance is contained in a package; and
(ii) the package does not indicate that it contains an approved
substance; and
(iii) the package contains a document that includes a statement
that the contents of the package include a medicine that is
intended to be used for voluntary assisted dying; and
(iv) the package is addressed to the person to whom the
substance is being supplied.
18 Requirements for couriers supplying approved
substance—Act, s 60 (6)
(1) A courier who delivers a package containing an approved substance
under the Act, section 60 (5) (c)—
(a) must not open or otherwise interfere with the package or its
contents; and
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(b) must, when delivering the substance, obtain written notice from
the person to whom the substance is delivered (a delivery
confirmation) that—
(i) states the courier gave the substance to the person; and
(ii) is signed and dated by the person to whom the substance
was given; and
(c) must give the delivery confirmation to the approved supplier for
whom they delivered the substance.
(2) In this section:
interfere with a package or its contents includes—
(a) damaging or destroying the package or its contents; and
(b) spoiling or contaminating the contents of the package.
19 Information for supply record—Act, s 60 (7) (a)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name, date of birth, home address and telephone number of
the individual for whom the approved substance was prescribed;
(b) the name of the approved supplier;
(c) the day the approved substance was supplied;
(d) a statement that—
(i) the approved supplier was satisfied about the matters
mentioned in the Act, section 60 (3) (b); and
(ii) the approved supplier complied with the labelling
requirements under section 15 (Labelling requirements for
approved substances—Act, s 60 (3) (c)); and
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(iii) if the individual for whom the approved substance was
supplied had a self-administration decision in effect when
the substance was supplied—the approved supplier
complied with the supply requirements under section 16
(Other requirements for supplying approved substances—
self-administration decision in effect—Act, s 60 (3) (d));
and
(iv) if the Act, section 60 (3) (e) applies—the approved supplier
was satisfied of a matter mentioned in the Act,
section 60 (3) (e) (i) or (ii).
20 Requirements for couriers—Act, s 60 (10), def courier
The person must be—
(a) a health practitioner; and
(b) a public servant working in Canberra Health Services.
21 Information for written notice about original
administering practitioner giving approved substance to
new administering practitioner—Act, s 65 (6)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name, business address and telephone number of the new
administering practitioner;
(b) the day the original administering practitioner gave the approved
substance to the new administering practitioner.
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22 Information for written notice about original contact
person giving approved substance to another person—
Act, s 67 (6)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name, home address or business address and telephone
number of the new contact person;
(b) the day the original contact person gave the approved substance
to the person mentioned in the Act, section 67 (2).
23 Information for written record of receipt of approved
substance received for disposal—Act, s 73 (2) (a)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name of the approved disposer;
(b) the name of the person who gave the approved substance to the
approved disposer (if known);
(c) a statement that the approved disposer received the approved
substance from the person;
(d) the day the approved disposer received the approved substance
from the person;
(e) a statement, endorsed by the approved disposer’s signature,
acknowledging the truth of the information in the written record;
(f) the day the approved disposer signed the written record.
24 Information for written notice about receipt of approved
substance received for disposal—Act, s 73 (2) (b)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name of the approved disposer;
(b) the name of the person who gave the approved substance to the
approved disposer (if known);
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(c) the day the approved disposer received the approved substance;
(d) the name, date of birth, home address and telephone number of
the individual for whom the approved substance was prescribed;
(e) a statement, endorsed by the approved disposer’s signature,
acknowledging the truth of the information in the written record;
(f) the day the approved disposer signed the written record.
25 Disposal requirements—Act, s 73 (2) (d)
(1) The following disposal requirements are prescribed:
(a) the approved disposer must personally dispose of the approved
substance;
(b) the approved disposer must comply with the requirements for
discarding a controlled medicine under the Medicines, Poisons
and Therapeutic Goods Act 2008 when disposing of the
approved substance, even if the approved substance is not a
controlled medicine.
Note A controlled medicine must be discarded in accordance with any
prescribed requirements (see Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods
Act 2008, s 34 (1)). The Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic Goods
Regulation 2008, s 390 prescribes the requirements for discarding a
controlled medicine.
(2) In this section:
controlled medicine—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic
Goods Act 2008, section 11 (2).
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26 Information for disposal record—Act, s 73 (3) (a)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name, home address and telephone number of the individual
for whom the approved substance was prescribed;
(b) the name of the person who gave the approved substance to the
approved disposer (if known);
(c) the name of the approved disposer;
(d) the day the approved substance was received by the approved
disposer;
(e) the day the approved disposer disposed of the approved
substance;
(f) a statement, endorsed by the approved disposer’s signature,
acknowledging the truth of the information in the written record;
(g) the day the approved disposer signed the written record.
27 Storage requirements for approved substances—Act,
s 74
(1) This section applies to the following people when in possession of an
approved substance:
(a) an individual who has or had a self-administration decision in
effect (a relevant individual);
(b) a person who is or was the contact person for a relevant
individual (a relevant contact person);
(c) a person who is or was an administering practitioner for an
individual who has or had a practitioner administration decision
in effect (a relevant administering practitioner).
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(2) The person must—
(a) store the substance in a suitable receptacle at all times other than
when the substance is being prepared, administered or given to
an approved disposer; and
(b) keep the receptacle locked at all times other than when the
substance is being prepared, administered or given to an
approved disposer.
(3) The relevant individual must—
(a) keep the suitable receptacle in a place and manner that ensures
their contact person can access the receptacle; and
(b) tell their contact person the address of the place where the
receptacle is kept; and
(c) if the receptacle is unlocked by a combination lock—keep the
combination confidential other than to give the combination to
their contact person for 1 or more of the following purposes:
(i) the preparation of the substance;
(ii) the administration of the substance;
(iii) giving the substance to an approved disposer; and
(d) if the receptacle is unlocked by a key—
(i) keep personal custody of the key; or
(ii) keep the key in a place that is not the same place as where
the receptacle is kept; or
(iii) give the key to their contact person.
(4) If the relevant individual gives their contact person the combination
for a purpose mentioned in subsection (3) (c) (i) to (iii), the contact
person must keep the combination confidential.
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(5) If the relevant individual gives the key to their contact person under
subsection (3) (d) (iii), the contact person must—
(a) do 1 of the following:
(i) keep personal custody of the key;
(ii) keep the key in a place that is not the same place as where
the receptacle is kept;
(iii) if the individual asks to be given the key—give the key to
the individual; and
(b) if the contact person keeps the key in a place under
paragraph (a) (ii)—tell the individual the address and location
of the place where the key is kept.
(6) The relevant contact person must—
(a) keep the suitable receptacle in a place and manner that ensures
the relevant individual can access the receptacle; and
(b) tell the relevant individual the address of the place where the
receptacle is kept; and
(c) if the receptacle is unlocked by a combination lock—
(i) give the combination to the relevant individual; and
(ii) otherwise keep the combination confidential; and
(d) if the receptacle is unlocked by a key—
(i) give the key to the relevant individual; or
(ii) if the relevant individual asks the relevant contact person
to keep custody of the key—
(A) keep personal custody of the key; or
(B) keep the key in a place that is not the same place as
where the receptacle is kept; and
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(e) if the receptacle is unlocked by a key and the relevant individual
asks the relevant contact person to keep custody of the key—tell
the relevant individual the address and location of the place
where the key is kept; and
(f) if the relevant individual asks for the receptacle—give the
receptacle to the individual; and
(g) if the relevant contact person gives the receptacle to the
individual under paragraph (f)—give the key to the relevant
individual.
(7) The relevant administering practitioner must—
(a) if the suitable receptacle is unlocked by a combination lock—
keep the combination confidential; and
(b) if the receptacle is unlocked by a key—
(i) keep personal custody of the key; or
(ii) keep the key in a place that is not the same place as where
the receptacle is kept.
(8) In this section:
suitable receptacle means a receptacle that—
(a) is not easily penetrable; and
(b) is locked with a lock of sturdy construction.
28 Matters to be certified in administration certificate—Act,
s 81 (3) (d)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name and date of birth of the individual;
(b) the name, business address and telephone number of the
administering practitioner;
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(c) the date and time the approved substance was administered to
the individual;
(d) the address of the place where the administering practitioner
administered the approved substance to the individual;
(e) if the administering practitioner was present when the individual
died—
(i) the date and time of the individual’s death; and
(ii) the time between the substance being administered to the
individual and the individual’s death;
(f) if the administering practitioner was not present when the
individual died—
(i) the estimated time of the individual’s death; and
(ii) the estimated time between the substance being
administered to the individual and the individual’s death;
(g) details of any complications relating to the administration of the
approved substance to the individual;
(h) the name, date of birth, home address or business address and
telephone number of the witness to the administration of the
approved substance;
(i) a statement, endorsed by the administering practitioner’s
signature, acknowledging the truth of the information in the
administering certificate;
(j) the day the administering practitioner signed the administration
certificate.
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practitioners
29 Definitions—pt 4
(1) In this part:
adverse finding, in relation to a health practitioner, means any of the
following:
(a) a finding that results in health, conduct or performance action
being taken against the practitioner;
(b) a substantiated claim or complaint about, or adverse finding
made against, the practitioner by—
(i) a registration authority; or
(ii) any other professional, ethical standards or disciplinary
body in Australia or outside Australia;
Example—par (ii)
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
(c) a conviction or finding of guilt for an offence whether in
Australia or elsewhere.
disqualifying finding, in relation to a health practitioner—see
section 30.
health, conduct or performance action—see the Health Practitioner
Regulation National Law (ACT), section 5.
registration authority—see the Health Practitioner Regulation
National Law (ACT), section 5.
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registration number, of a health practitioner, means the registration
number or code mentioned in the Health Practitioner Regulation
National Law (ACT), section 225 (c).
relevant area of practice, for a nurse or nurse practitioner, means
practice in an area requiring skills relevant to voluntary assisted
dying.
Examples—relevant area of practice
palliative care, supportive care, anaesthetics, emergency medicine, geriatrics, aged
care, general medicine, general practice, primary health care, haematology,
intensive care medicine, medical oncology, radiation oncology, neurology,
complex chronic care
30 Meaning of disqualifying finding—pt 4
(1) For this part, a disqualifying finding, in relation to a health
practitioner, means any of the following adverse findings:
(a) a finding that the practitioner unlawfully provided or authorised
the medical treatment of a person without consent for the
treatment being given;
(b) a finding that the practitioner coerced a person;
(c) a finding in relation to relevant misconduct of the practitioner
if—
(i) the finding results in health, conduct or performance action
being taken against the practitioner; and
(ii) the health, conduct or performance action results in a
condition being placed on the practitioner’s registration as
a health practitioner;
(d) a finding against the practitioner if—
(i) the finding results in health, conduct or performance action
being taken against the practitioner; and
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(ii) the health, conduct or performance action results in a
condition being placed on the practitioner’s registration as
a health practitioner; and
(iii) the condition prevents the practitioner from carrying out a
function of an authorised coordinating practitioner.
Example—par (d)
As a consequence of health, conduct or performance action taken against a
doctor, they have a condition placed on their registration that prevents them
from prescribing certain medicines used for voluntary assisted dying. This
condition prevents the doctor from being able to carry out all the functions of
an authorised coordinating practitioner because they are not able to prescribe
all the medicines necessary for an individual accessing voluntary assisted
dying.
(2) For subsection (1) (c) and (d), a finding against a health practitioner
is a disqualifying finding only while the condition applies to the
practitioner’s registration as a health practitioner.
(3) In this section:
controlled medicine—see the Medicines, Poisons and Therapeutic
Goods Act 2008, section 11 (2).
prescription only medicine—see the Medicines, Poisons and
Therapeutic Goods Act 2008, section 11 (2).
relevant misconduct, of a health practitioner, means any of the
following conduct:
(a) the practitioner misappropriating a controlled medicine or
prescription only medicine;
(b) the practitioner treating a patient if the practitioner knows or
believes that they—
(i) are a beneficiary under the will of the patient; or
(ii) may otherwise benefit financially or in any other material
way (other than by receiving reasonable fees for the
provision of services) from treating the patient;
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(c) the practitioner giving false or misleading information to—
(i) a registration authority; or
(ii) any other professional, ethical standards or disciplinary
body in Australia or outside Australia.
Example—par (ii)
The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners
31 Information for application for authorisation—Act,
s 88 (2) (b)
(1) The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name, business address and telephone number of the health
practitioner;
(b) the health practitioner’s registration number;
(c) any adverse finding made against the health practitioner;
(d) any notification made about the health practitioner under the
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);
(e) details about the health profession the practitioner holds
registration in and how long the health practitioner has held the
registration;
(f) if the health practitioner has previously been registered in a
health profession other than the health profession mentioned in
paragraph (e)—details about the previous registration and the
period the health practitioner held the registration;
(g) any recent and relevant clinical practice undertaken by the
health practitioner;
Examples—recent and relevant clinical practice
providing palliative care, undertaking patient assessment, undertaking
clinical decision making
(h) if the health practitioner is a doctor—their area of specialisation;
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(i) if the health practitioner is a nurse practitioner or registered
nurse—their relevant area of practice.
(2) In this section:
health profession—see the Health Practitioner Regulation National
Law (ACT), section 5.
32 Eligibility requirements for authorisation as authorised
coordinating practitioner or authorised consulting
practitioner—Act, s 89 (1) (b)
(1) The following eligibility requirements are prescribed:
(a) the health practitioner has completed any authorised practitioner
training approved by the director-general;
(b) the health practitioner has told the director-general about—
(i) any adverse finding made against the practitioner; and
(ii) any notification made about the health practitioner under
the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);
(c) the health practitioner has not had a disqualifying finding made
against them;
(d) if the health practitioner is a doctor—the doctor—
(i) holds specialist registration and has practised for at least
1 year as the holder of that registration; or
(ii) holds general registration and has practised for at least
5 years as the holder of that registration; or
(iii) holds specialist registration and has practised for at least
5 years as the holder of general registration;
(e) if the health practitioner is a nurse practitioner—they have at
least 1 year of experience as a nurse practitioner in a relevant
area of practice.
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(2) In this section:
specialist registration means specialist registration under the Health
Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT) in the medical
profession.
33 Eligibility requirements for authorisation as authorised
administering practitioner—Act, s 89 (2) (b)
The following eligibility requirements are prescribed:
(a) the health practitioner has completed any authorised practitioner
training approved by the director-general;
(b) the health practitioner has told the director-general about—
(i) any adverse finding made against the practitioner; and
(ii) any notification made about the health practitioner under
the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);
(c) the health practitioner has not had a disqualifying finding made
against them;
(d) if the health practitioner is a registered nurse—they have at least
5 years of experience as a registered nurse.
34 Authorisation conditions—Act, s 93 (1) (b)
The following conditions are prescribed:
(a) the authorised practitioner must, every 3 years after the day the
practitioner becomes an authorised practitioner, successfully
complete any authorised practitioner refresher training approved
by the director-general;
(b) the authorised practitioner must tell the director-general, in
writing, about the following matters within 7 days after the day
the practitioner becomes aware of the matter:
(i) any adverse finding made against the practitioner;
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(ii) any change to the practitioner’s registration as a health
practitioner;
(iii) any notification made about the practitioner under the
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (ACT);
(c) any condition placed on the health practitioner’s registration as
a health practitioner.
35 Information for register of authorised practitioners—Act,
s 96 (2)
The following details about an authorised practitioner are prescribed:
(a) the name, business address and telephone number of the
practitioner;
(b) the practitioner’s registration number;
(c) the day the director-general authorised the practitioner;
(d) whether the practitioner is authorised as an authorised
coordinating practitioner, authorised consulting practitioner or
authorised administering practitioner;
(e) if the practitioner is a doctor—their area of specialisation;
(f) if the practitioner is a nurse practitioner or registered nurse—
their relevant area of practice;
(g) any conditions on the practitioner’s authorisation, other than the
conditions mentioned in section 34 (a) and (b).
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Part 5 Conscientious objections—
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service providers
36 Relevant health service providers—Act, s 100 (4),
def relevant health service provider
(1) The following are prescribed:
(a) a social worker;
(b) a speech pathologist.
(2) In this section:
social worker means an individual with a qualification that provides
eligibility for a practising membership, other than a student
membership or retirement membership, with the Australian
Association of Social Workers Limited.
speech pathologist means an individual with a qualification that
provides eligibility for a practising membership with The Speech
Pathology Association of Australia Limited.
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37 Requirements for policy—Act, s 108 (1) (b)
(1) The following requirements are prescribed:
(a) the policy must include the contact details for the approved care
navigator service;
(b) the policy must state whether the operator of the facility
provides residents of the facility with access to a relevant
service;
(c) the policy must include a statement about the effect of the Act,
section 109 (Facility operator must not withdraw or refuse to
provide care service).
(2) In this section:
relevant service—see the Act, section 102 (2).
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Part 7 Voluntary assisted dying
oversight board
38 Information to be kept by board about requests for, or
access to, voluntary assisted dying—Act, s 119 (1) (d)
(1) The following information is prescribed:
(a) the number of individuals who underwent a first assessment;
(b) the number of individuals who were eligible to access voluntary
assisted dying after undergoing a first assessment;
(c) the number of individuals who were ineligible to access
voluntary assisted dying after undergoing a first assessment;
(d) the number of individuals who underwent a consulting
assessment;
(e) the number of individuals who were eligible to access voluntary
assisted dying after undergoing a consulting assessment;
(f) the number of individuals who were ineligible to access
voluntary assisted dying after undergoing a consulting
assessment;
(g) the number of individuals who made a second request;
(h) the number of individuals who made a final request;
(i) the number of individuals who were eligible to access voluntary
assisted dying after undergoing a final assessment;
(j) the number of individuals who died as a result of
self-administering an approved substance;
(k) the number of individuals who died as a result of an approved
substance being administered to them by their administering
practitioner;
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(l) the number of individuals to whom both of the following apply:
(i) the individual’s coordinating practitioner decided the
individual was eligible to access voluntary assisted dying
after undertaking a first assessment;
(ii) the individual died of a cause other than an approved
substance being administered by or to the individual;
(m) the following details about each individual who underwent a
first assessment or consulting assessment:
(i) the individual’s age;
(ii) the suburb or town of the individual’s home address;
(iii) the language used by the individual at home (if known);
(iv) whether the individual used an interpreter during the
assessment;
(v) if the individual’s coordinating practitioner or consulting
practitioner decided the individual met the eligibility
requirement mentioned in the Act, section 11 (1) (b)—the
individual’s condition or conditions that met the
requirement;
(vi) the reasons why the coordinating practitioner or consulting
practitioner decided the individual’s condition or
conditions were or were not advanced, progressive and
expected to cause death;
(n) the following information about each individual who was
eligible to access voluntary assisted dying after undergoing a
final assessment:
(i) the individual’s age;
(ii) the suburb or town of the individual’s home address;
(iii) the language used by the individual at home (if known);
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(iv) whether the individual used an interpreter during the final
assessment;
(o) any adverse events, clinical errors or unexpected outcomes
reported to the board.
(2) In this section:
eligible to access voluntary assisted dying—an individual is eligible
to access voluntary assisted dying if—
(a) for an individual who has undergone a first assessment—the
individual’s coordinating practitioner has decided the
individual—
(i) meets the eligibility requirements; and
(ii) understands the information given to the individual under
the Act, section 16 (3); and
(b) for an individual who has undergone a consulting assessment—
the individual’s consulting practitioner has decided the
individual—
(i) meets the eligibility requirements; and
(ii) understands the information given to the individual under
the Act, section 16 (3); and
(c) for an individual who has undergone a final assessment—the
individual’s coordinating practitioner has decided the individual
meets the final assessment requirements.
ineligible to access voluntary assisted dying—an individual is
ineligible to access voluntary assisted dying if the individual is not
eligible to access voluntary assisted dying.
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39 Number of members required for valid vote—Act,
s 122 (1) (a)
The number of members that constitutes a majority of the board is
prescribed.
40 Number of votes required for valid decision—Act,
s 122 (1) (b)
The number of votes that constitutes a majority of the votes cast by
the number of members present is prescribed.
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Part 8 Review of coordinating
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practitioner and administering
practitioner decisions
41 Information for reviewable decision notice—Act, s 135 (1)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) details about the reviewable decision made by the
decision-maker;
(b) a statement that an affected person may apply to the ACAT for
review of the reviewable decision;
(c) a statement about how an affected person may apply to the
ACAT for review of the reviewable decision.
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Part 9 Miscellaneous
42 Information for application for residency exemption—Act,
s 154 (2) (c)
The following information is prescribed:
(a) the name, date of birth, home address and telephone number of
the individual;
(b) the condition the individual intends to rely on in making a
request to access voluntary assisted dying;
(c) the date the condition mentioned in paragraph (b) was
diagnosed;
(d) 1 of the following:
(i) the name of the health practitioner who diagnosed the
condition mentioned in paragraph (b);
(ii) the address of the place where the condition mentioned in
paragraph (b) was diagnosed;
(iii) the name and business address of the individual’s treating
health practitioner;
(e) if the individual has a coordinating practitioner—the name,
business address and telephone number of the coordinating
practitioner;
(f) if the individual intends to rely on a family member, friend or
carer living in the ACT to demonstrate their substantial
connection to the ACT—
(i) the name, telephone number and home address of the
family member, friend or carer; and
(ii) a statement about whether the individual intends to live
with the family member, friend or carer;
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(g) a statement about whether the individual intends to make a
practitioner administration decision or self-administration
decision;
(h) if the individual intends to make a self-administration
decision—the address where the individual intends to—
(i) store any approved substance prescribed to the individual
before self-administration; and
(ii) self-administer any approved substance prescribed to the
individual;
(i) if the individual intends to make a practitioner administration
decision—the address of the place where the individual intends
to be administered any approved substance prescribed to the
individual;
(j) the address in the ACT where the individual intends to receive
treatment for the condition mentioned in paragraph (b).
43 Requirements for counsellors—Act, s 155 (3), def relevant
health professional, par (a)
The counsellor must have a qualification that provides eligibility for
registration as a practising counsellor with the Australian Counselling
Association Limited.
44 Requirements for social workers—Act, s 155 (3),
def relevant health professional, par (c)
The social worker must have a qualification that provides eligibility
for a practising membership, other than a student membership or
retirement membership, with the Australian Association of Social
Workers Limited.
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45 Requirements for other health professionals—Act,
s 155 (3), def relevant health professional, par (d)
(1) The health professional must be a speech pathologist.
(2) In this section:
speech pathologist means an individual with a qualification that
provides eligibility for a practising membership with The Speech
Pathology Association of Australia Limited.
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(see s 3)
Note 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions relevant to this regulation. For
example:
• adult
• doctor
• health practitioner
• individual
• nurse
• nurse practitioner.
Note 2 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in
the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024. For example, the following terms
are defined in the Act, dict:
• administer
• administering practitioner
• administration decision
• approved disposer
• approved substance
• approved supplier
• board
• consulting assessment (see s 23 (1))
• final assessment (see s 35)
• final assessment requirements (see s 31)
• final request (see s 32 (1))
• first assessment (see s 16 (1))
• first request (see s 13 (1))
• practitioner administration decision
• request and assessment process
• second request (see s 27 (2))
• self-administration decision.
adverse finding, in relation to a health practitioner, for part 4
(Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners
and administering practitioners)—see section 29 (1).
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condition—see the Act, section 11 (7).
disqualifying finding, in relation to a health practitioner, for part 4
(Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners
and administering practitioners)—see section 30.
health, conduct or performance action, for part 4 (Requirements for
coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering
practitioners)—see the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
(ACT), section 5.
registration authority, for part 4 (Requirements for coordinating
practitioners, consulting practitioners and administering
practitioners)—see the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
(ACT), section 5.
registration number, of a health practitioner, for part 4
(Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners
and administering practitioners)—see section 29 (1).
relevant area of practice, for a nurse or nurse practitioner, for part 4
(Requirements for coordinating practitioners, consulting practitioners
and administering practitioners)—see section 29 (1).
Endnotes
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1 About the endnotes
Amending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the
amendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law
but are set out in the endnotes.
Not all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are
annotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be
obtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.
Uncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details
of these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are
underlined in the legislation history and amendment history.
If all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered
provisions gives details of previous and current numbering.
The endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.
2 Abbreviation key
A = Act NI = Notifiable instrument
AF = Approved form o = order
am = amended om = omitted/repealed
amdt = amendment ord = ordinance
AR = Assembly resolution orig = original
ch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph
CN = Commencement notice pres = present
def = definition prev = previous
DI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously
dict = dictionary pt = part
disallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule
Assembly reloc = relocated
div = division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No
Gaz = gazette RI = reissue
hdg = heading s = section/subsection
IA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule
ins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision
LA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law
LR = legislation register sub = substituted
LRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced
mod = modified/modification or to be expired
Endnotes
3 Legislation history
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3 Legislation history
Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025 SL2025-19
notified LR 11 September 2025
s 1, s 2 commenced 11 September 2025 (LA s 75 (1))
remainder commenced 3 November 2025 (s 2)
4 Amendment history
Commencement
s 2 om LA s 89 (4)
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