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New South Wales
Voluntary Euthanasia Trial
(Referendum) Bill 2003
Contents
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1 Name of Act 2
2 Commencement 2
3 Referendum must be held 2
4 Referendum question 2
5 Date of referendum and persons entitled to vote 2
6 How vote taken 2
7 "Yes" and "no" cases to be published 3
8 Regulations 4
b03-956-18.p02
New South Wales
Voluntary Euthanasia Trial
(Referendum) Bill 2003
No , 2003
A Bill for
An Act to provide for a referendum in relation to a legally and medically
supervised trial of voluntary euthanasia for a period of 18 months.
Clause 1 Voluntary Euthanasia Trial (Referendum) Bill 2003
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The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:
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1 Name of Act
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This Act is the Voluntary Euthanasia Trial (Referendum) Act 2003.
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2 Commencement
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This Act commences on the date of assent.
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3 Referendum must be held
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A referendum must be held to determine whether the people of New
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South Wales approve of the enactment of legislation permitting a
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legally and medically supervised trial of voluntary euthanasia for a
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period of 18 months.
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4 Referendum question
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The following question is to be submitted to the persons entitled to
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vote at the referendum:
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Are you in favour of the Parliament of New South Wales passing
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legislation that provides for a legally and medically supervised trial
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of voluntary euthanasia for a period of 18 months?
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5 Date of referendum and persons entitled to vote
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(1) The referendum under this Act is to be held on the day on which
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ordinary elections of councillors for an area are next held under
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Part 4 of Chapter 10 of the Local Government Act 1993.
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(2) The persons entitled to vote at the referendum are the electors who
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are qualified to vote at those elections.
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(3) The Governor is to issue a writ for the referendum accordingly.
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6 How vote taken
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(1) Subject to this Act, the vote at the referendum is to be taken under
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and in accordance with the Referendum Act.
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(2) For the purposes of the application of the Referendum Act to the
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referendum under this Act:
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(a) a reference to the submission of a Bill to a referendum is to be
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construed as a reference to the submission of the question set
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out in section 4 to a referendum, and
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Voluntary Euthanasia Trial (Referendum) Bill 2003 Clause 7
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(b) the Governor is not required to attach any material to the writ
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for the referendum, and
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(c) the provisions of the Referendum Act apply with such
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modifications as are necessary to enable the referendum
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referred to in section 3 to be held (including modifications to
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the Forms set out in the Second Schedule to the Referendum
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Act), and
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(d) any other modifications prescribed by the regulations have
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effect.
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(3) In this section, Referendum Act means the Constitution Further
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Amendment (Referendum) Act 1930.
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7 "Yes" and "no" cases to be published
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(1) In this section, approved case means:
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(a) a document containing an argument in favour of an
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affirmative answer to the referendum question, consisting of
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not more than 2,000 words, that is authorised by a majority of
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those members of Parliament who voted for the Bill for this
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Act and desire to forward such an argument, or
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(b) a document containing an argument against an affirmative
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answer to the referendum question, consisting of not more
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than 2,000 words, that is authorised by a majority of those
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members of Parliament who voted against the Bill for this Act
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and desire to forward such an argument.
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(2) If an approved case is forwarded to the Electoral Commissioner
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within 4 weeks after the commencement of this Act, the Electoral
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Commissioner is to ensure that a copy of that document is published
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in 2 or more newspapers circulating in New South Wales on each
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day of the 14 days (or such period as may be prescribed by the
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regulations) immediately before the date of the referendum.
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Clause 8 Voluntary Euthanasia Trial (Referendum) Bill 2003
8 Regulations 1
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The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act,
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for or with respect to any matter that by this Act is required or
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permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be
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prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.
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