Voluntary Assisted Dying Act
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 was passed in Queensland Parliament in September 2021. Currently, it is undergoing an implementation period and is scheduled for operation from 1 January 2023.
The VAD Act allows for eligible Queensland residents to seek Voluntary Assisted Dying in circumstances relating to terminal illness and intolerable suffering. As per Queensland Health, 'The Act sets out a legal process for people who are suffering and dying from an advanced and progressive life-limiting condition the right to choose the timing and circumstances of their death.'
More information is available on this VAD Queensland Health page.
Read the VAD Act here.
End of Life and Advance Care
End of Life and Advance Care planning are important aspects to managing health. Advance Care Planning Australia provides resources for people learning about advance care or wanting to prepare themselves for the future. This includes support for creating your own advance health plan.
Our Supporters
Doctors for Assisted Dying Choice
Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Assisted Dying
Reports
A legal framework for voluntary assisted dying in Queensland (4 page summary)
Voluntary Assisted Dying Draft Bill 2021
Queensland Parliamentary Report No. 34 – 56th Parliament (2020) Voluntary Assisted Dying
My Life My Choice 2020 Queensland State Election Report
Research
American Association of Suicidology (2017) “Suicide is not the same as ‘Physician aid in dying’”