Voluntary Assisted Dying Commission Annual Report 2023-24

Excerpt from the Executive Commissioner’s Foreword

On behalf of Tasmania’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Commission, I am pleased to present the Commission’s Annual Report for 2023-24. 

This is the Commission’s second Annual Report but the first to report on a full year’s operation. This is because the Commission’s first Annual Report reflected the period 23 October 2022 – 30 June 2023, a period of approximately eight months, in line with the End-of-Life Choices (Voluntary Assisted Dying) Act 2021’s commencement date. 

This Report describes the voluntary assisted dying process and sets out details of the Act’s administration and operation. It also provides a statistical and operational