Voluntary Assisted Dying comes into effect in the ACT on Monday 3 November 2025.
Information about the scheme is available at the ACT Govt website which sets out the process for applying for VAD.
After 3 November 2025, you can ask a doctor or nurse practitioner to help you start the VAD process. If they are an authorised practitioner, they can accept your request. This is called making your first request.
Not all doctors and nurse practitioners will provide voluntary assisted dying services. If you ask a health practitioner who is not an authorised practitioner and/or is unable to help you access voluntary assisted dying, they must give you the details of the ACT Voluntary Assisted Dying Care Navigator Service or the details of an authorised practitioner who can help you, within 4 business days.
The voluntary assisted dying process starts when an authorised practitioner accepts your first request. This practitioner then becomes your coordinating practitioner.
If you need help finding an authorised VAD practitioner, contact the Care Navigator Service after 3 November:
Voluntary Assisted Dying Care Navigator Service
Phone: 51241888
Email: VAD.carenavigators@act.gov.au