Voluntary Assisted Dying

On 11 December 2019, history was made as Western Australia became the third jurisdiction in Australia, and the 19th jurisdiction in the world to legalise euthanasia by passing the voluntary assisted dying legislation.   The legislation is expected to come into force by mid-2021 and it will allow patients with...

The debate over the WA government’s voluntary assisted dying (VAD) legislation is currently in full swing.   The principal purpose of the draft Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2019 is to provide for and regulate access to VAD and to establish the Voluntary Assisted Dying Board to oversee the process. This...