❓ Hon Nick Goiran questions the parliamentary secretary regarding a document on voluntary assisted dying (VAD) and the specifics of the proposed legislation. The parliamentary secretary acknowledges the document but hasn't read it and clarifies the legislation's development process.
AnsweredQoN 193Legislative Council
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END-OF-LIFE CHOICES
LEGISLATION
193. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the 23-page document
distributed by the minister to a select group of members of Parliament entitled
''The facts about voluntary assisted dying: Responding to the anti-VAD
arguments''.
(1) Have you read
the document?
(2) Do you
endorse the content of the document?
(3) Are you aware
that at page 22 it is stated that ''the final legislation will be based
on the Joint Select Committee recommendations and the Victorian legislation. It
will contain an armada of more than 60 provisions to ensure impeccable
standards of conduct''?
(4) Further to
(3), what are the 60 provisions?
LEGISLATION
193. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
I refer to the 23-page document
distributed by the minister to a select group of members of Parliament entitled
''The facts about voluntary assisted dying: Responding to the anti-VAD
arguments''.
(1) Have you read
the document?
(2) Do you
endorse the content of the document?
(3) Are you aware
that at page 22 it is stated that ''the final legislation will be based
on the Joint Select Committee recommendations and the Victorian legislation. It
will contain an armada of more than 60 provisions to ensure impeccable
standards of conduct''?
(4) Further to
(3), what are the 60 provisions?
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I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) I am aware of
the document referred to.
(2) I have not
read the document.
(3) No. The
ministerial expert panel will provide advice to the government in due course,
which will inform the Western Australian legislation based on the best
available evidence and reflect the needs of our diverse state and its people.
(4) Not
applicable.
some notice of the question.
(1) I am aware of
the document referred to.
(2) I have not
read the document.
(3) No. The
ministerial expert panel will provide advice to the government in due course,
which will inform the Western Australian legislation based on the best
available evidence and reflect the needs of our diverse state and its people.
(4) Not
applicable.
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