Special Edition of Seniors Voice focuses on VAD
Council on the Ageing NT (COTA NT) has published a special edition of Seniors Voice focusing on VAD, ahead of the April-June issue, The Northern Territory was the first jurisdiction in Australia to legislate Rights of the Terminally Ill (ROTI) in 1995. Now every other jurisdiction in the country has VAD legislation in place, when […]
Your vote will count!
Our advertisement below will appear in NT News tomorrow (Saturday 17 August). If you support Voluntary Assisted Dying for Territorians and have not already voted, make your vote count in next week’s election! And if you’d like your own copy of the advertisement, you can download it here (PDF format).
A response to the NT VAD independent expert advisory panel report.
by MARSHALL PERRON Former NT Chief MinisterArchitect and sponsor of the NT Rights of the Terminally Ill ACT (1995) It has now been 19 months since the NT regained the authority to revisit VAD in December 2022. By not delivering a draft VAD Bill, but a series of recommendations to be further considered, the whole […]
Report into Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Northern Territory
On July 31, the Northern Territory’s Expert Advisory Panel released a report on Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD). The report advocates for the legalisation of VAD in the NT and outlines a recommended policy framework with relevant safeguards. The NT government will now review and consider the report’s 22 recommendations. If supported, these will inform draft […]
‘Be Bold’ with VAD Access
Voluntary assisted dying advocates are calling for the Northern Territory to “be bold” again and extend euthanasia access to people suffering from dementia. Jack Ellis, 80, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2021, and is being supported by his partner Chris Tyzack. The Wagait Beach couple both signed advanced personal plans before Jack’s diagnosis, requesting access […]
Tread Softly
Voluntary assisted dying is one of the most sensitive topics to bring up in the Northern Territory. It’s sensitive both in the nature of what it is dealing with – death – and also in the fact that the NT is the only jurisdiction in Australia where it is not legal. Mid last year, the […]
Submission to NT VAD Advisory Panel
This Submission to the Expert Advisory Panel on Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation in the Northern Territory, by Marshall Perron, was sent to the Northern Territory Voluntary Assisted Dying Advisory Panel on 6 February 2024. In his submission, Marshall says that: The obvious starting point for the NT will be to combine the most progressive elements […]
Principles for a Voluntary Assisted Dying Law
On Thursday the 11th January, the committee had a meeting with Duncan McConnel, co-chair of the Expert Advisory Panel for VAD and member Dr Geetanjali Lamba. We presented the NTVES Position Statement (download below). Our proposal goes beyond what is available in the states where legislation has been passed over the past few years. In […]
ACT Inquiry into the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023
The Northern Territory has embarked on an extensive consultation process to listen to the views of our community, address concerns, and develop safeguards so that Territorians can make informedchoices about their end of life. To add your voice to the consultation process, you can respond to a survey or make a submission to government. More […]
Have your say!
Every Territorian has a right to receive compassionate, high quality and accessible palliative care at the end of their life. Community members are entitled to make decisions around managing their end of life care, like other Australians. The introduction of the Restoring Territory Rights Act 2022 (Cth) in December 2022 means the NT can now […]