VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2017 (NO. 61 OF 2017) - SECT 33 Process for transfer of co-ordinating medical practitioner role
VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2017 (NO. 61 OF 2017) - SECT 33
Process for transfer of co-ordinating medical practitioner role(1) The co-ordinating medical practitioner for a person may transfer the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner to a consulting medical practitioner for the person if—
(a) the consulting medical practitioner has assessed the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying; and
(b) the consulting medical practitioner accepts the transfer of the role.
(2) Within 7 days after being requested by the co-ordinating medical practitioner to accept a transfer under subsection (1), the consulting medical practitioner must inform the co-ordinating medical practitioner whether the consulting medical practitioner accepts or refuses the transfer of the role.
(3) If the consulting medical practitioner refuses the transfer of the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner, the co-ordinating medical practitioner for the person may—
(a) refer the person to another registered medical practitioner to conduct a further consulting assessment; and
(b) transfer the role of co-ordinating medical practitioner to that registered medical practitioner if that practitioner—
(i) accepts the referral to conduct a further consulting assessment; and
(ii) assesses the person as eligible for access to voluntary assisted dying; and
(iii) accepts the transfer of the role.
(4) If the registered medical practitioner accepts
a referral to conduct a further consulting assessment, the
consulting assessment that previously assessed the person as eligible for
access to voluntary assisted dying becomes
void.
Division 5—Written declaration