The Committee is conducting an inquiry into the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023.
| Inquiry status: Completed | Date started: 31 October 2023 | Submissions close: 8 December 2023 | Reporting date: 29 February 2024 (Report Published) |
This inquiry is now complete.
The Committee’s report was released on 29 February 2024 and is available under the “Reports” tab above.
The Government Response to the report is due on 29 June 2024 and, when published, will be available under the “Government Responses” tab above.
The Committee thanks all those who contributed to the inquiry by making a submission or participating in hearings.
For further information, please contact the Secretariat:
- By email (preferred): committees@parliament.act.gov.au
- By post: Committee Support Office, ACT Legislative Assembly, GPO Box 1020, Canberra ACT 2601
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| VAD - Submission 083 - Carole and Colin Ford, Alayne and David Richardson |  PDF (412.7 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 082 - Dying with Dignity Victoria | PDF (414.9 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 081 - Lara Kaput | PDF (709.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 080 - Jennifer Hobson | PDF (429.4 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 079 - ACT Law Society | PDF (616.1 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 078 - Australia Institute | PDF (513.4 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 077 - Dying with Dignity NSW | PDF (455.1 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 076.1 - Roy Harvey | PDF (722.0 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 076 - Roy Harvey | PDF (588.7 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 075 - Bernadette Tobin AO | PDF (3.1 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 074 - Knights of the Southern Cross | PDF (1.4 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 073 - ACT Human Rights Commission | PDF (485.4 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 072 - HOPE | PDF (404.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 071 - ANZSPM | PDF (619.4 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 070.2 - Letter from ACT Policing | PDF (417.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 070.1 - Letter from Calvary Health Care | PDF (510.7 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 070 - Corinne Vale and Jim Williams | PDF (779.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 069 - Family Voice Australia | PDF (701.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 068 - Sheena Ruth Black | PDF (412.2 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 067 - Dying with Dignity Western Australia | PDF (1.2 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 066 - ACT Government | PDF (970.2 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 065 - Dinny Lawrence | PDF (451.0 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 064 - Vicki Dunne | PDF (350.2 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 063 - John Arthur Harvey, AM | PDF (424.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 062 - Hon Greg Smith SC | PDF (493.3 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 061 - Advocacy for Inclusion | PDF (543.9 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 060 - Andrew Donnellan | PDF (291.3 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 059 - Michael Chapman | PDF (370.1 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 058 - Palliative Care | PDF (404.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 057 - Name withheld | PDF (616.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 056 - Griefline | PDF (308.6 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 055 - Calvary Health Care | PDF (1.2 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 054 - Hon Greg Donnelly MLC, Parliament of NSW | PDF (861.0 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 053 - Hannah McLeod-Boyle | PDF (424.3 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 052 - Speech Pathology Australia | PDF (378.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 051 - Katarina Pavkovic | PDF (452.4 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 050 - Beverley Cains | PDF (467.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 049 - Anglican Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn | PDF (314.0 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 048 - Tamra Macleod | PDF (423.9 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 047 - Catholic Archdiocese of Canberra and Goulburn | PDF (4.8 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 046 - Catholic Health Australia | PDF (505.6 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 045 - Joseph Gasendo | PDF (254.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 044 - Go Gentle Australia | PDF (10.8 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 043 - Susan Liebke | PDF (376.7 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 042 - Carers ACT | PDF (871.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 041 - Australian Lawyers Alliance | PDF (510.0 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 040 - Mary Bruinink | PDF (459.4 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 039 - Ministerial Advisory Council for Multiculturalism | PDF (366.4 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 038 - Paul Burt | PDF (263.1 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 037 - Rita Joseph | PDF (460.3 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 036 - Australian Nursing and Midwifery Association - Matthew Daniel | PDF (1.9 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 035 - Barbie Kelsall | PDF (360.7 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 034 - Clem Jones Group - Lindsay Marshall | PDF (641.0 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 033 - Dr Sid Finnigan | PDF (328.9 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 032 - Voluntary Assisted Dying Australia and New Zealand | PDF (391.7 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 031 - Ian Chubb | PDF (350.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 030 - National Seniors Australia - Brendon Radford | PDF (459.1 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 029 - Exit ACT and Ethical Rights | PDF (10.7 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 028 - Health Care Consumers Association (HCCA) | PDF (534.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 027 - Professor Lindy Willmott and Professor Ben White | PDF (960.1 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 026 - Australian Care Alliance | PDF (652.2 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 025 - Mary Porter | PDF (370.9 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 024 - The Pharmacy Guild of Australia - ACT Branch | PDF (441.1 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 023 - Chris and Maree Rule | PDF (340.1 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 022 - Australian Federal Police Association | PDF (547.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 021 - Doctors for Assisted Dying Choice | PDF (404.4 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 020 - Michael Boesen (on behalf of 14 Senior citizens from the ACT) | PDF (308.0 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 019 - Marshall Perron | PDF (444.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 018 - Name withheld | PDF (323.3 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 017 - President Right to Life Association | PDF (713.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 016 - Australian College of Nursing | PDF (473.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 015 - Tony Whelan | PDF (345.8 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 014 - Australian Christian Lobby | PDF (1.5 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 013 - Susan Rockliff | PDF (381.2 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 012 - Kerstin Braun | PDF (1.3 MB) |
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| VAD - Submission 011 - Susan Garrick Leggo | PDF (316.2 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 010 - Yvonne Hall | PDF (339.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 009 - Carmen Homaei | PDF (392.0 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 008 - Ian Wood | PDF (826.2 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 007 - Meridian | PDF (622.3 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 006 - Name withheld | PDF (418.5 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 005 - Geoffrey Kerr Williams | PDF (423.0 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 004 - Frances Coombe | PDF (415.9 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 003 - Name withheld | PDF (414.6 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 002 - Rod Pitcher | PDF (329.7 KB) |
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| VAD - Submission 001 - CONFIDENTIAL | PDF (246.5 KB) |
Public hearings
Monday 29 January, 10.00 am – 5.00 pm,
Wednesday 31 January, 1.30 pm – 4.10 pm,
Thursday 1 February, 1.30 pm – 5.00 pm,
Friday 2 February, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm,
View current Public hearings schedule and click here to read transcripts from these hearings.
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| Day 4 Hearing Schedule - Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 Inquiry | PDF (231.8 KB) |
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| Day 3 Hearing Schedule - Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 Inquiry | PDF (226.4 KB) |
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| Day 2 Hearing Schedule - Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 Inquiry | PDF (221.7 KB) |
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| Day 1 Hearing Schedule - Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 Inquiry | PDF (261.9 KB) |
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| VAD QTON 009 - Wording in section 152 regarding reasonable steps - ORR | PDF (196.2 KB) |
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| VAD QTON 008 - Implementation phase - ORR | PDF (195.0 KB) |
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| VAD QTON 007 - Substance - PATERSON | PDF (225.3 KB) |
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| VAD QTON 006 - Disability and eligibility criteria - ORR | PDF (214.1 KB) |
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| VAD QTON 005 - Information on hospital vs aged care facility obligations - CASTLEY | PDF (216.0 KB) |
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| VAD QTON 004 - VAD offered instead of supports - ORR | PDF (263.5 KB) |
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| VAD QTON 003 - Conscientious objection referrals - CASTLEY | PDF (172.2 KB) |
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| VAD QTON 002 - Age eligibility for VAD - COCKS | PDF (254.1 KB) |
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| VAD QTON 001 - Suicide impact - COCKS | PDF (976.8 KB) |
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| Report - Inquiry into the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 with Additional comments from Mr Braddock and Dissenting reports from Ms Castley and Mr Cocks and Dr Paterson | PDF (1.1 MB) |
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| Media release - Report tabled for Inquiry into the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 | PDF (209.2 KB) |
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| Media release - Public Hearing for Inquiry into the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 | PDF (192.3 KB) |
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| Media release - New Inquiry into the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 | PDF (182.8 KB) |
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| Exhibit 008 - Go Gentle Australia | PDF (151.1 KB) |
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| Exhibit 007 - Letter from Minister Tara Cheyne | PDF (325.3 KB) |
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| Exhibit 006 - The Clem Jones Group | PDF (94.3 KB) |