Member

Subsection (2) of new clause 15 requires that the medical certificate of cause of death must state the death as an assisted death, but it must also record the illness or disease that caused the person to be terminally ill and enabled them to receive assistance under the Act. This is really important for data collection and monitoring. In jurisdictions with similar legislation, around 70% of patients have some form of cancer, and the new clause would ensure that data is collected, not only in relation to how many people access assisted dying but in relation to the terminal illnesses that make them eligible.