Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 23 January 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying

Healthcare Professionals and Assisted Dying: Discussion

Dr. Cameron McLaren:

What we saw in the evolution of VAD legislation across Australia is that, in the last few iterations in New South Wales and Queensland, one of the issues that we have had is that in Victoria and the other states, we require people to be a resident of the state as well as a citizen of the country. That was very important when Victoria was first, so that we did not become a VAD tourism destination, for want of a better phrase. Now that all the states have it on board, it does not really have much of a role anymore. Queensland and New South Wales have also appreciated that they have border states, so they have introduced clauses in their legislation that say, "or at the discretion of the board". That tool could be utilised in other iterations or considerations in legislation. In some other cases, we have had patients who are Australian citizens or people holding a permanent residency visa who-----

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