Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Journals of the Senate, No. 35—24 June 2014, p. 976.

[2]        Journals of the Senate, No. 35—24 June 2014, p. 976.

[3]        Clause 3, Medical Services (Dying with Dignity) Exposure Draft Bill 2014.

Chapter 2 - Responses to the Bill

[1]        Mr Peter Short, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 31.

[2]        Mr Peter Short, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 31.

[3]        Professor Margaret Otlowski, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 8.

[4]        Salt Shakers, Submission 19, p. 2; Catholic Women's League of Australia, Submission 2, p. 1; Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia, Submission 34, p. 1; Australian Christian Lobby, Submission 48, p. 10; Professor Anthony Radford, Submission 50, p. 2; Lutheran Church of Australia, Submission 39, p. 2; Family Council of Victoria, Submission 85, pp. 2–3.

[5]        Dr Bernadette Tobin, Plunkett Centre for Ethics, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 36.

[6]        Professor Roderick MacLeod, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 23.

[7]        Professor Roderick MacLeod, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 23.

[8]        Catholic Women's League of Australia, Submission 2, p. 2. Professor Boer's warning of a slippery-slope was raised in Submission 4, Not Dead Yet UK; Submission 8, Evangelicals for Life; Submission 19, Salt Shakers; Submission 27, Anglican Diocese of Sydney; Submission 30, The Presbyterian Church of Tasmania; Submission 52, The Right to Life Australia Inc.; Submission 53, Dr David van Gend; Submission 180, HOPE: preventing euthanasia and assisted suicide; as well as a number of form letters received by the committee.

[9]        Mr Lyle Shelton, Australian Christian Lobby, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 60.

[10]      Mr Lyle Shelton, Australian Christian Lobby, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 60.

[11]      Mr Craig Wallace, Lives Worth Living, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, pp. 18–19.

[12]      Dr Christopher Ryan, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 1995; 29: 581.

[13]      Professor Margaret Otlowski, Submission 56, pp. 10–11.

[14]      Dr Christopher Ryan, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 16.

[15]      Professor Margaret Otlowski, University of Tasmania, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, pp. 8–9.

[16]      Mr Geoffrey Williams, Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Euthanasia, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 38.

[17]      Mr Peter Short, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 30.

[18]      Ms Lesley Vick, President, Dying With Dignity Victoria, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 46.

[19]      See, SAVES, Submission 3, p. 1; Dying with Dignity NSW, Submission 58, p. 7; and Dr Rosemary Jones, Submission 98, p. 1.

[20]      Professor Margaret Otlowski, Submission 56, p. 11.

[21]      Mr Terri Kelleher, President, Australian Family Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 16. See also, Catholic Women's League of Victoria and Wagga Wagga, Submission 7, p. 1; and Knights of the Southern Cross, Submission 11, p. 1.

[22]      Mr Peter Short, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, pp. 31–32.

[23]      South Australian Voluntary Euthanasia Society, Submission 3, p. 1.

[24]      Professor Roderick MacLeod, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October, p. 25.

[25]      Professor Andrew Cole, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 29.

[26]      Professor Andrew Cole, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 29.

[27]      Dying with Dignity NSW, Submission 58, p. 8. See also, Australian Sex Party, Submission 62, pp. 2–3; Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Euthanasia, Submission 86, p. 2.

[28]      For example, see, Australian Family Association Western Australian Division, Submission 60, pp. [2–3]; Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney, Submission 27, p. 6; and the ACT Right to Life Association, Submission 49, p. 1.

Chapter 3 - Constitutionality of the Bill

[1]        Submission 1, pp. 2–8; Submission 6, pp. 6–7; Submission 21, pp. 2–3; Submission 36, attachment; Submission 40, pp. 1–3; Submission 47; Submission 53, pp. 3–5; Submission 87, pp. 4–8.

[2]        Submission 36, attachment, p. 23.

[3]        Submission 36, attachment, p. 23.

[4]        Submission 36, attachment, pp. 23, 24.

[5]        Submission 1, pp. 4, 5; Submission 36, attachment, pp. 19-20; Submission 53, p. 3.

[6]        Submission 36, attachment, pp. 15-16, 17-19, 20-22, 24; Submission 6, p. 6.

[7]        Submission 36, attachment, p. 24. See also Submission 6, p. 6.

[8]        Submission 36, attachment, p. 24.

[9]        Mr John Bond QC, Catholic Health Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 51.

[10]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 24. See also Submission 1, p. 5; and Submission 53, p. 3.

[11]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 24.

[12]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 9, citing Alexandra Private Geriatric Hospital Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1987) 162 CLR 271, 283.

[13]      Submission 36, attachment, pp. 11, 12, citing Grain Pool (WA) v Commonwealth (2000) 202 CLR 479.

[14]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 10, citing Jumbunna Coal Mine NL v Victoria Coal Miners' Association (1908) 6 CLR 309, 368.

[15]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 12 and Submission 47, p. 5, citing Grain Pool (WA) v Commonwealth (2000) 202 CLR 479, [16].

[16]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 8. See also Submission 47, pp. 3, 4.

[17]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 6, citing Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia v Commonwealth (1949) 79 CLR 201, 256, 287, 293.

[18]      Submission 36, attachment, pp. 6-7, 16, citing Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia v Commonwealth (1949) 79 CLR 201, 266.

[19]      Submission 47, pp. 5–6.

[20]      Submission 36, attachment, pp. 24–26.

[21]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 25.

[22]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 25.

[23]      Submission 36, attachment, pp. 5, 9, 25, citing Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia v Commonwealth (1949) 79 CLR 201, 279 and Alexandra Private Geriatric Hospital Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1987) 162 CLR 271 at 280.

[24]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 25.

[25]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 25.

[26]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 25.

[27]      Submission 36, attachment, pp. 25-26, citing Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] HCA 23, [46].

[28]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 26, citing Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] HCA 23, [46].

[29]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 26.

[30]      Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] HCA 23, [46].

[31]      Submission 47, pp. 6–7. See also Submission 87, p. 7.

[32]      Submission 47, p. 7.

[33]      See, for example, Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia v Commonwealth (1949) 79 CLR 201, 260, 279; General Practitioners Society of Australia v Commonwealth (1980) 145 CLR 532, 557 and Alexandra Private Geriatric Hospital Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1987) 162 CLR 271, 279.

[34]      Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia v Commonwealth (1949) 79 CLR 201, 242-243.

[35]      Alexandra Private Geriatric Hospital Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1987) 162 CLR 271, 279; Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia v Commonwealth (1949) 79 CLR 201, 243, 254, 260, 279, 292.

[36]      Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia v Commonwealth (1949) 79 CLR 201, 260–261.

[37]      Alexandra Private Geriatric Hospital Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1987) 162 CLR 271, 282.

[38]      Alexandra Private Geriatric Hospital Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1987) 162 CLR 271, 281–284.

[39]      Submission 47, p. 4.

[40]      Submission 36, attachment, pp. 13–15.

[41]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 13.

[42]      General Practitioners Society in Australia v Commonwealth (1980) 145 CLR 532, 557.

[43]      Federal Council of the British Medical Association in Australia v Commonwealth (1949) 79 CLR 201, 254-255, 261, 281-282, 286-287.

[44]      R v Federal Court of Australia; Ex parte WA National Football League (1979) 143 CLR 190; State Superannuation Board of Victoria v Trade Practices Commission (1982) 150 CLR 282; Commonwealth v Tasmania (1983) 158 CLR 1.

[45]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 27, citing New South Wales v Commonwealth (2006) 229 CLR 1, [181].

[46]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 27, citing New South Wales v Commonwealth (2006) 229 CLR 1, [181].

[47]      Williams v Commonwealth of Australia [2014] HCA 23, [50].

[48]      Submission 36, attachment, pp. 27–28.

[49]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 28.

[50]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 29.

[51]      Submission 36, attachment, p. 29.

[52]      Submission 47, pp. 7–8. See also Submission 87, p. 8.

[53]      John Bond QC, Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 50.

[54]      John Bond QC, Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 50.

[55]      John Bond QC, Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 50.

[56]      Submission 46, attachment, p. 30, quoting Teori Tau v Commonwealth (1969) 119 CLR 564, 570.

[57]      Submission 47, p. 8.

[58]      Submission 1, pp. 5–6; Submission 36, attachment, p. 4.

[59]      Submission 47, pp 2, 9–10.

[60]      Submission 47, p 2.

Chapter 4 - Comments on the provisions of the Bill

[1]        Clause 3, Exposure Draft Bill.

[2]        Clause 5, Exposure Draft Bill.

[3]        Australian Medical Association, Submission 24, p. [2].

[4]        Australian Medical Association, Submission 24, p. [2].

[5]        Royal Australian College of General Practitioners, Submission 51, p. 1.

[6]        Mr John Bond QC, Catholic Health Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 52.

[7]        Australian College of Nursing, Submission 57, p. [1].

[8]        See, ACL, Submission 48, pp. 3–4; and Dr David van Gend, Submission 53 , p. 12.

[9]        Dr David van Gend, Submission 53, p. 12.

[10]      Clause 4, Exposure Draft Bill 2014.

[11]      Medical Oncology Group of Australia (MOGA), Submission 9, p. 1.

[12]      Dr Wendy Bonython, University of Canberra, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 48.

[13]      Coalition for the Defence of Human Life, Submission 1, p. 9.

[14]      Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Submission 27, p. 6. This view was also raised in submissions received from the Presbyterian Church of Tasmania, Submission 30, p. 1; Monica Doumit, Submission 31, p. [2]; and Dr David van Gend, Submission 53, p. 12.

[15]      Mr Geoffrey Williams, Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Euthanasia, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 39.

[16]      Dying With Dignity NSW, Submission 58, pp. 9–10.

[17]      VEP, Submission 61, p. 11. Other submitters of a similar view included: 9 Concerned Citizens, Submission 12, pp. 1–3; Dying with Dignity Tasmania, Submission 45, p. 6; DIGNITAS, Submission 67, p. 20.

[18]      Dr Christopher Ryan, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 15.

[19]      Subclause 12(1)(a) and 12(1)(b), Exposure Draft Bill.

[20]      Subclause 12(1)(c), 12(1)(d) and 12(1)(e), Exposure Draft Bill.

[21]      Subclause 12(1)(c), Exposure Draft Bill. Clause 12 of the Bill also prescribes that if the first medical practitioner has no special qualifications in the field of palliative care, a further condition is that, the information to be provided to the person on the availability of palliative care options, must be given by another medical practitioner who has such special qualifications in the field – this can be the second or third medical practitioner – see subclause 12(2), Exposure Draft Bill.

[22]      Subclause 12(1)(d), Exposure Draft Bill.

[23]      Subclause 12(1)(e), Exposure Draft Bill.

[24]      Subclause 12(1)(j), Exposure Draft Bill.

[25]      Subclause 12(1)(k), Exposure Draft Bill.

[26]      Subclause 12(1)(e), Exposure Draft Bill.

[27]      Health Care Consumers Association of the ACT Inc, Submission 38, p. 7; Dying with Dignity Tasmania, Submission 45, pp. 6–7; Australian College of Nursing, Submission 57, pp. [2–3]; Dying with Dignity NSW, Submission 58, p. 11; COTA Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 1; Dr Megan Best, Anglican Diocese of Sydney, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 25; Dr Gavi Ansara, National LGBTI Health Alliance, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, pp. 42–43;

[28]      Dr Roderick McKay, Australian and New Zealand Royal College of Psychiatrists, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 2.  COTA Australia also suggested options for overcoming the issues faced by those in rural and regional locations. See, Ms Jo Root, COTA Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 4.

[29]      Rationalist Society of Australia, Submission 42, p. 1. See also, Voluntary Euthanasia Party, Submission 61, p. 13; and DIGNITAS, Submission 61, p. 25.

[30]      Dr Christopher Ryan, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 14.

[31]      Ms Jo Root, COTA Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 2.

[32]      Dr Christopher Ryan, Proof Committee Hansard, 3 October 2014, p. 12.

[33]      Dr Roderick McKay, Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, Proof Committee Hansard, 15 October 2014, p. 2.

[34]      National LGBTI Health Alliance, Submission 90, p. 4.

[35]      COTA Australia, Submission 14, p. 5. Dying with Dignity ACT, in its submission to the committee made a similar point stating: ' I query the need for the first medical practitioner to be satisfied that the person has considered the possible implications of the person’s decision on his or her family. This provision is unreasonable and unkind. It implies that the person should feel guilty about not dying because of her/his disease'. See, Submission 89, p. 2.