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Voluntary assisted dying public consultation

The Ministerial Expert Panel on Voluntary Assisted Dying consultations were held from 19 March to 24 May 2019.

These consultations are now concluded.

Consultations

Perth Metropolitan

Perth central (completed)

Date: Monday 15 April
Location: The Rise Community Centre, 28 Eighth Avenue, Maylands
Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue access: Wheelchair accessible

Perth north (completed)

Date: Friday 12 April
Location: HBF Arena (Premiers Suite), Kennedya Drive, Joondalup
Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue access: Wheelchair accessible

Perth south (completed)

Date: Monday 29 April
Location: Fiona Stanley Hospital (Lecture Theatre - Education Building), 11 Robin Warren Drive, Murdoch
Time: 10am – 1pm
Venue access: Wheelchair accessible
This forum is an Auslan interpreted event.

Regional

Kalgoorlie – Goldfields (completed)

Date: Thursday 4 April
Location: Kalgoorlie Town Hall, 316 Hannan St, Kalgoorlie
Time: 11am – 2pm
Access: Wheelchair accessible

Geraldton – Midwest (completed)

Date: Monday 8 April
Location: Master Builders Association (The Showroom), 4 Walton Close, Geraldton
Time: 11am – 2pm
Access: Wheelchair accessible

Broome – Kimberley (completed)

Date: Thursday 2 May
Location: Broome Civic Centre, 7 Weld St, Broome
Time: 11am – 2pm
Access: Wheelchair accessible

Bunbury – South West (completed)

Date: Monday 6May
Location: Quality Hotel Lighthouse (Koombana Room), 2 Marlston Drive, Bunbury
Time: 11am – 2pm
Access: Wheelchair accessible

Mandurah – Peel (completed)

Date: Monday 13 May
Location: The Sebel Hotel, 1 Marco Polo Drive, Mandurah
Time: 4.30pm – 7.30pm
Access: Wheelchair accessible

Northam - Wheatbelt (completed)

Date: Monday 20 May
Location: Northam Recreation Centre (Meeting rooms 1 & 2), 44 Peel Terrace, Northam
Time: 4.30pm - 6.30pm
Access: Wheelchair accessible

Carnarvon - Gascoyne (completed)

Date: Thursday 23 May
Location: Carnarvon Motel (Brand Function room), 34 David Brand Drive
Time: 1.30pm - 3.00pm
Access: Wheelchair accessible

Karratha - Pilbara (completed)

Date: Thursday 23 May
Location: Frank Butler Community Centre (Large meeting room), Hunt Way, Bulgarra
Time: 9.00am - 10.30am
Access: Wheelchair accessible

Webinars

Date: Tuesday 21 May (completed)
Time: 12-1.30pm

Date: Monday 29 APril (completed)
Time: 10.00am-12.00pm

Voluntary assisted dying submissions

As part of its consultations, the Ministerial Expert Panel received a total of 541 submissions. Submissions were received via online, email and mail formats, from both individuals and organisations.

As outlined in the Discussion Paper, the website and the online survey, these submissions were to be published on the website unless the submitter requested confidentiality.

The views expressed in the responses are those of the individuals or organisations who submitted them and their publication does not imply any acceptance of, or agreement with, these views by the Department of Health (the Department).

The submissions have been published subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1992. The Department retains the right not to publish responses at its discretion, and will not place on the website, or make available to the public, content or responses that contain inappropriate material.

Before publication, the Department will remove personally identifying information from responses for privacy (such as addresses, email addresses and telephone numbers).

Please note that some of these submissions contain detail that some readers may find difficult or distressing to read. If so, the following helplines can be contacted for support: LifeLine WA 13 11 14 or online chat www.lifeline.org.au (external site) or The Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 or online chat www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au (external site)

Secretariat
Ministerial Expert Panel on Voluntary Assisted Dying
MEP.Secretariat@health.wa.gov.au

Last reviewed: 04-07-2019

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If reading this information on voluntary assisted dying has raised distressing issues for you the following helplines can be contacted for support:

LifeLine WA 13 11 14 (available 24/7) or online chat www.lifelinewa.org.au (external site)
The Suicide Call Back Service 1300 659 467 (available 24/7) or online chat www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au (external site)