Victoria, Australia: Inquiry into End of Life Choices
09 June 2016
9 June 2016 / 2 April / 30 July 2015 / 18 December 2015
Are Victorian laws adequately meeting people’s expectations regarding medical options available at the end of their life?
The Legislative Council’s Legal and Social Issues Committee of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia, called for submission as it is interested in the community’s views, insights and experiences in relation to this issue, to inform its recommendations to the Parliament.
Website of the Parliament – Inquiry into End of Life Choices (Link)
On 2 April 2016, a delegation of the Legal and Social Issues Committee at the Parliament of Victoria in Australia investigating End of Life Choices, including physician assisted dying, chaired by Hon Edward O’Donohue (Link), visited Dignitas to learn from the experience in Switzerland.
In December 2016, Daniel Andrews, the Premier of Victoria, announced that in 2017, Government will introduce assisted dying legislation for Parliament to vote on (Link). The news in the media (Link)
The ‘Inquiry into End of Life Choices’ in Victoria, Australia, was followed by a further discussion paper from the Victorian Government: ‘Greater say for Victorians. Improving End of Life Care’, with an aim to develop a new state-wide end of life care framework.
Website of the consultation (Link)
Short submission by DIGNITAS (PDF)
The Legal and Social Issues Committee tabled its Final Report on its Inquiry into End of Life Choices in Parliament on 9 June 2016 – coinciding with the day, the End of Life Option Act came into effect in the US-State of California.
