The process for voluntary assisted dying
After the person dies
Death notification
Your contact person must inform your coordinating doctor if you die from self-administration of the voluntary assisted dying substance or some other cause, within 2 business days of becoming aware of your death.
Your coordinating doctor and your administering doctor or nurse must notify the Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board (the Review Board) that you have died, within 2 business days of becoming aware of your death.
If another doctor completes your cause of death certificate, they must also inform the Review Board, if they know you accessed voluntary assisted dying.
Completing the death certificate
The doctor certifying the death must write on the death certificate that your underlying illness, disease, or medical condition was the cause of death. It must not mention voluntary assisted dying.
Disposal of the voluntary assisted dying substance
Self-administration
For self-administration, any unused or remaining voluntary assisted dying substance must be given to an authorised disposer by your contact person and disposed of in line with the disposal requirements.
Practitioner administration
For practitioner administration, the administering doctor or nurse must dispose of the voluntary assisted dying substance in line with the disposal requirements.
In this guide:
- Request and assessment—Voluntary assisted dying process
- Administration of the voluntary assisted dying substance
- After the person dies
- Previous ( https://www.qld.gov.au/health/support/voluntary-assisted-dying/explained/process/administration-of-the-substance )