New Zealand Acts

END OF LIFE CHOICE ACT 2019

- As at 28 October 2021
- Act 67 of 2019

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   1.      Title
   2.      Commencement

   PART 1 - Preliminary provisions

   3.      Purpose of Act
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Meaning of person who is eligible for assisted dying or eligible person
   6.      Meaning of competent to make an informed decision about assisted dying
   7.      Act binds the Crown

   PART 2 - Assisted dying

   8.      Conscientious objection
   9.      Effect of conscientious objection by attending medical practitioner
   10.     Assisted dying must not be initiated by health practitioner
   11.     Request made
   12.     Request confirmed
   13.     First opinion to be given by attending medical practitioner
   14.     Second opinion to be given by independent medical practitioner
   15.     Third opinion to be given by psychiatrist if competence not established to satisfaction of 1 or both medical practitioners
   16.     Opinion reached that person is not eligible for assisted dying
   17.     Opinion reached that person is eligible for assisted dying
   18.     Eligible person to choose date and time for administration of medication
   19.     Provisional arrangements for administration of medication
   20.     Administration of medication
   21.     Death to be reported
   22.     Destruction of prescription if no longer required
   23.     No further action to be taken if person rescinds request to exercise option of receiving assisted dying
   24.     No further action to be taken if pressure suspected

   PART 3 - Accountability

   25.     SCENZ Group
   26.     Review Committee
   27.     Registrar (assisted dying)
   28.     Persons to provide information to Registrar
   29.     Minister must present to House of Representatives copy of report under section 27
   30.     Review of operation of Act

   PART 4 - Related matters

   31.     Regulations
   32.     Other rights and duties not affected
   33.     Advance directive, etc, may not provide for assisted dying
   34.     Welfare guardians have no power to make decisions or take actions under this Act
   35.     Effect on contracts of death under this Act
   36.     Restrictions on making public details of assisted dying deaths
   37.     Immunity from criminal liability
   38.     Immunity from civil liability
   39.     Offences
   40.     Director-General may approve forms
   41.     Amendments to other enactments
           Amendments to other enactments