Voluntary Assisted Dying

End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 became operational on 23 October 2022.

Please visit the Department of Health website for the latest information about voluntary assisted dying in Tasmania. https://www.health.tas.gov.au/health-topics/voluntary-assisted-dying

Go Gentle Australia have provided a summary of how the Tasmanian law works. Click here for more information: https://www.gogentleaustralia.org.au/tas_law

Our organisation played a significant role in getting voluntary assisted dying legislation passed in Tasmania in 2021 after many years of lobbying and working with members of Parliament, including Mike Gaffney MLC, who worked very hard for this law.

Dying with Dignity Tasmania was involved in the implementation of the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021 and will play a key role in the review of the Act in 2025.

Please contact us or consider becoming a member if you would like to stay informed or be involved.

For more information, please visit the Voluntary Assisted Dying Law page.