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Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024

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Select version to search Documents version All versions R4 (current) 26 November 2025 R3 13 November 2025 - 25 November 2025 R2 7 November 2025 - 12 November 2025 R1 3 November 2025 - 6 November 2025 As notified 3 November 2025 Clear Search Current law Regulations & instruments Point-in-time versions Law history Current version Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 26 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R4 26 November 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-33 Administering Minister and Directorate Minister for Health - Health and Community Services Directorate Legislative instruments Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws Name Status Classifier Type Under Effective Year and No Voluntary Assisted Dying (Oversight Board) Appointment 2025 (No 1) None Appointment Disallowable instruments s 112 and s 113 3 November 2025 - 2 November 2028 DI2025-226 Voluntary Assisted Dying (Oversight Board) Appointment 2025 (No 2) None Appointment Disallowable instruments s 112 and s 114 3 November 2025 - 2 November 2028 DI2025-227 Voluntary Assisted Dying (Oversight Board) Appointment 2025 (No 3) None Appointment Disallowable instruments s 112 3 November 2025 - 2 November 2028 DI2025-228 Voluntary Assisted Dying (Oversight Board) Appointment 2025 (No 4) None Appointment Disallowable instruments s 112 3 November 2025 - 2 November 2028 DI2025-229 Voluntary Assisted Dying (Oversight Board) Appointment 2025 (No 5) None Appointment Disallowable instruments s 112 3 November 2025 - 2 November 2028 DI2025-230 Voluntary Assisted Dying (Oversight Board) Appointment 2025 (No 6) None Appointment Disallowable instruments s 112 3 November 2025 - 2 November 2028 DI2025-231 Voluntary Assisted Dying (Oversight Board) Appointment 2025 (No 7) None Appointment Disallowable instruments s 112 3 November 2025 - 2 November 2028 DI2025-232 Voluntary Assisted Dying Regulation 2025 None Subordinate laws s 161 3 November 2025 SL2025-19 Voluntary Assisted Dying (Care Navigator Service) Approval 2025 None Notifiable instruments s 158 26 September 2025 NI2025-517 Voluntary Assisted Dying (Supplier and Disposer) Approval 2025 (No 1) None Notifiable instruments s 57 21 October 2025 NI2025-569 Point-in-time versions Enter a date to find a version from 3 November 2025 onwards : The following table lists 4 point in time versions. You can skip this and jump to the next tab . Effective Files/Formats Version Published Notes 26 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R4 26 November 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-33 13 November 2025 - 25 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R3 13 November 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-33 7 November 2025 - 12 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R2 7 November 2025 Republication for amendments by A2025-29 3 November 2025 - 6 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word R1 3 November 2025 Republication for new Act 3 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word As notified 19 June 2024 Bill and Explanatory statement The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023 . Notification statement The Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2024 has been passed by the Legislative Assembly and is notified under the Legislation Act 2001. Notified: 19 June 2024 (Parliamentary Counsel) Act as notified Date notified Effective Files/Formats Notes 19 June 2024 3 November 2025 View online icon HTML Download icon PDF Download icon Word Commencement Provision Commencement date Commencement method s 1, s 2 19 June 2024 LA s 75 (1) remainder 3 November 2025 s 2 Amendments For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law. Year and number Amending law Amending provision Commencement date A2025-29 Statute Law Amendment Act 2025 sch 3 pt 3.101 7 November 2025 A2025-33 Health Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (No 2) ss 44-46 26 November 2025 A2025-33 Health Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (No 2) ss 37-43, ss 47-49 13 November 2025 Subscribe to this law About this site Contact us Disclaimer Privacy Accessibility Copyright Glossary Abbreviation key Related links Acknowledgement of Country Copyright 2001 ACT Government. All rights reserved. Approved website under the Legislation Act 2001 (ACT). Last updated at 22 July 2026 00:15:05 AEST Back to top