Dr. Louise Campbell:

There are always going to be errors and in the case of new legislation, there will be teething problems. I am not aware of the case the Senator has mentioned specifically. With regard to the Victorian legislation, it is a pattern globally that when provision is made in law for something that was not allowed previously, it will increase in prevalence. The eyes of the world were on Victoria, as they are on the other Australian states now because these jurisdictions are the most recent to legalise assisted dying. People have been waiting for this provision to come into law to avail of it. It is natural that a practice will increase in prevalence when it is legalised. I do not see that that is an ethical concern as such. It has happened in every jurisdiction.