Voluntary assisted dying (VAD)
This information is sourced from the Northern Territory Government’s dedicated VAD web page, cmc.nt.gov.au/project-management-office/voluntary-assisted-dying
July 2024: A final report into developing a framework for voluntary assisted dying in the Northern Territory has been released.
The report was developed by an independent expert advisory panel, co-chaired by the Hon Vicki O’Halloran AO CVO and Duncan McConnel SC. The panel undertook a wide range of public consultation for voluntary assisted dying from August 2023 to May 2024. During this period, the panel visited Darwin, Palmerston, Katherine, Alice Springs, Nhulunbuy, Jabiru, Tennant Creek and Wadeye.
- Members heard from over 350 individual participants through public forums and meetings, met with around 60 organisations, received 98 written submissions and almost 1,400 survey responses.
- The report details 22 recommendations which government will now consider, and if supported, will inform draft legislation for voluntary assisted dying in the Northern Territory.
Read the report into voluntary assisted dying in the Northern Territory.
Click and read/download the State of VAD report by Go Gentle here.
State of VAD Go Gentle Report: Voluntary Assisted Dying in Australia and New Zealand
August 2024
For the first time, analysis of official data from all Australian jurisdictions presents a snapshot of VAD in practice; who is using the laws and what can be improved.
More than 2,460 terminally ill Australians have ended their life using voluntary assisted dying (VAD) since end-of-life choice was first legalised, a landmark report from Go Gentle Australia has found.
Click to read or download here.
