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VAD CID Clause – Arnhem Palliative Care Data Collection

The LCAC report made significant recommendations which were not addressed in the Bill. Here I offered my support to an...

VAD CID Clause – Reconsideration of ROTI

Given the rejection of every single amendment to the bill, in this final contribution to the debate, I suggested that...

VAD CID Clause – Karama Version & Drysdale Amendment

After the failure of my suggested changes to clause 19, I tried to support the Karama compromise version to increase...

VAD CID Clause – 12 Month Prognosis

Here I put forward my case to try to remove the 12 month prognosis criteria, and define 'advanced' in the...

VAD CID Clause – Gag Clause Removal

After the Arnhem amendment failed, I put forward my suggested changes to clause 16, to remove the gag clause from...

VAD CID Clause – Arnhem Gag Clause Removal

The Arnhem amendment was heard first, ahead of my suggested changes to clause 16. This is the complete contribution I...

VAD CID Clause 15 – Institutional Conscientious Objection

Here I explain my suggested amendment to clause 15, to provide body corporates with the widest possible protection to opt...

VAD CID Clause 15 – Arnhem Version Part 2

After my version of 15 was rejected, I tried to support the Member for Arnhem amendment – the next best...

VAD CID Clause 15 – Arnhem Version Part 1

After my version of 15 was rejected, I tried to support the Member for Arnhem amendment – the next best...

VAD CID Clause 5 – Aged Care Act

Here I seek clarification of why the VAD Bill initially included a definitional reference to an old Commonwealth law, given...

VAD Bill Consideration in Detail Part 4

The complete fourth two hours of the consideration in detail phase of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, to...

VAD Bill Consideration in Detail Part 2

The complete second two hours of the consideration in detail phase of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, to...

VAD Bill Consideration in Detail Part 3

The complete third two hours of the consideration in detail phase of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, to...

VAD Bill Consideration in Detail Part 1

The complete first two hours of the consideration in detail phase of the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill, to...

Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill

Voluntary Assisted Dying, amendments, best practice, choice, Marshall Perron, conscience vote, protections, conscientious objection, gag clause, prognosis, subjective, standards, administration...

Drive with Adam Steer ABC105.7FM Amendments to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill (2026)

A conversation with Adam Steer to explain my exact amendments to the VAD bill, and support so far for them...

ABC TV Amendments to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill (2026)

A conversation with ABC TV to explain my three proposed amendments to the VAD bill.

MIX 104.9FM Amendments to the Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill (2026)

A conversation with Katie Woolf to discuss my proposed amendments to the VAD bill, and finalisation of the decision to...