Section 41C — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

(1) A person commits a crime if the person, by dishonesty or pressure or duress induces another person—
(a) to make a request for access to voluntary assisted dying, or
(b) to access voluntary assisted dying.
(2) In this section—
pressure or duress has the same meaning as in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022.
request for access to voluntary assisted dying means any of the following under the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022—
(a) a first request,
(b) a written declaration,
(c) a final request,
(d) an administration decision.
voluntary assisted dying has the same meaning as in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022.

Related sections

• s 41 — Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain
• s 41A — Poisoning etc of water supply
• s 41B — Unauthorised administration of prescribed substance
• s 41D — Inducing self-administration of prescribed substance
• s 41E — Advertising Schedule 4 or 8 poison as voluntary assisted dying substance
• s 42 — Injuries to child at time of birth

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