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The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 (NSW): a comparison with the Victorian Bill

The Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 (NSW): a comparison with the Victorian Bill

Advice on legislation or legal policy issues contained in this paper is provided for use in parliamentary debate and for related parliamentary purposes. This paper is not professional legal opinion.
Issues Backgrounder 6/2017 by Lenny Roth

​On 21 September 2017, the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2017 was introduced into the NSW Legislative Council. A Bill with the same title is currently being debated in the Victorian Parliament. This Issues Backgrounder compares the NSW and Victorian Bills.

The Parliament of New South Wales acknowledges and respects the traditional lands of all Aboriginal people, and pays respects to all Elders past and present. We acknowledge the Gadigal people as the traditional custodians of the land on which the Parliament of New South Wales stands.