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VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING ACT 2017 (NO. 61 OF 2017) - SECT 78

Protection from liability for persons making notifications

    (1)     A person who in good faith makes a notification under this Division is not personally liable for any loss, damage or injury suffered by another person merely because of the making of the notification.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1)—

        (a)     the making of the notification or the giving of any information included in the notification does not constitute a contravention of professional etiquette or ethics or a departure from accepted standards of professional conduct; and

        (b)     no liability for defamation is incurred by the person because of the making of the notification or the giving of the information.

Division 2—Protection from liability for those who assist, facilitate, do not act or act in accordance with this Act



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