This is a brief and simplified guide to the ACT Voluntary Assisted Dying scheme which commenced in November 2025. For full details go the the ACT Health website.
The steps involved in an ACT Voluntary Assisted Dying request are:
To start the process, you need to ask a doctor or nurse practitioner who is trained and authorised to help you access voluntary assisted dying. This is called a first request, and is the first of 3 requests in the process. If you need help finding an authorised voluntary assisted dying practitioner, call the VAD Care Navigator Service on 5124 1888
Read the making a first request information