Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) legislation has now been passed in all Australian States and Territories, except for the Northern Territory (NT). In August 2023, an independent Expert Advisory Panel was established by the Chief Minister of the NT to inquire into and report on developing VAD legislation in the NT. This Report presents the consultation process, findings and recommendations of the Panel.,
Notes
Made available by the Publications (Legal Deposit) Act 2004 (NT),
Table of contents
Executive Summary -- Recommendations -- 1. Context -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Key Terms -- 1.3. VAD Overview -- 1.3.1. A Short History of Voluntary Assisted Dying in the NT -- 1.3.2. The Need for Legislation -- 1.3.3. National Laws -- 1.4. NT Profile -- 1.5. Consultation Methodology -- 1.6. Conclusions -- 2. A Unique Territory Model for VAD -- 2.1. A centralised model for delivery of VAD -- 2.2. VAD Practitioners -- 2.3. Interpreters -- 2.4. Clinical Guidelines -- 2.5. Organ Donation -- 2.6. Contraventions and Offences -- 2.7. Indemnities -- 3. Views on VAD -- 3.1. Support for VAD -- 3.2. Opposition to VAD -- 3.3. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Views, Concerns and Considerations -- 3.4. Palliative Care and End-of-life Care -- 4. Eligibility -- 4.1. Residency -- 4.2. Age -- 4.3. Disease and Prognosis Timeframes -- 4.4. Decision Making Capacity -- 4.5. Mental Illness -- 4.6. Dementia and VAD -- 5. VAD Processes -- 5.1. Initial request and initiation -- 5.2. Use of Telehealth -- 5.3. Assessment -- 5.3.1. Assessment by two medical practitioners -- 5.3.2. First assessment -- 5.3.3. Second assessment -- 5.3.4. Components of the assessment -- 5.4. Formal request -- 5.4.1. VAD Administration Permit -- 5.4.2. Administration Decision -- 5.5. Witnesses -- 5.6. Self vs Practitioner Administration -- 5.6.1. Contact Person -- 5.7. Substance -- 5.8. Death Notification and Certification -- 6. Oversight and Review -- 6.1. Review Board -- 6.2. Data Collection and Sharing -- 6.3. Appeal Mechanism -- 6.4. Review of the Act -- 7. Implementation -- 7.1. Timeframe for Legislation -- 7.2. Education and Resources -- 8. Appendices -- 8.1. Appendix 1: Discussion Guides -- 8.2. Appendix 2: Terms of Reference -- 8.3. Appendix 3: Jurisdictions Comparator Table -- 8.4. Appendix 4: Burden of Disease -- 8.5. Appendix 5: Clinical Discussion guide -- 8.6. Appendix 6: Consultations -- 8.7. Appendix 7: Online survey results -- 8.8. Appendix 8: Summary of Processes – Other Jurisdictions -- 8.9. Appendix 9: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural issues -- 8.10. Appendix 10: Dementia and VAD,
Language
English,
Subject
Voluntary Assisted Dying,
Electronic books,
Publisher name
Northern Territory Government,
Place of publication
Darwin (NT),
Digital format
1 online resource,
Format
text file,
130 pages ; 30 cm,
File type
application/pdf,
NED identifier
NED356831P902402,
Use
Licensed under Creative Commons. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0),