Government Response
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Government Response
The Government response to this report was tabled in Parliament on 8 December 2016.
The Government response to this report was tabled in Parliament on 8 December 2016.
Media Releases
09 JUN 2016 Reforms recommended for end of life choices(PDF 325.83 KB)
03 SEP 2015 Gippsland hearing on end of life choices(PDF 113.55 KB)
24 NOV 2015 Next hearing on end of life choices(PDF 322.96 KB)
16 NOV 2015 Diversity of witnesses for end of life choices hearing(PDF 324.83 KB)
28 OCT 2015 Mornington hearing on end of life choices(PDF 319.77 KB)
20 OCT 2015 Next hearing on end of life choices(PDF 112.92 KB)
13 OCT 2015 Committee to make Advance Care Plans at end of life choices hearing(PDF 112.02 KB)
5 OCT 2015 The law and end of life choices(PDF 110.87 KB)
15 SEP 2015 Melbourne hearing on end of life choices(PDF 109.94 KB)
03 SEP 2015 Gippsland hearing on end of life choices(PDF 113.55 KB)
19 AUG 2015 Further hearings on end of life choices(PDF 113.46 KB)
14 AUG 2015 Ethics explored at next hearing on end of life choices(PDF 119.98 KB)
11 AUG 2015 Hearings in Bendigo and Shepparton on end of life choices(PDF 114.53 KB)
05 AUG 2015 Eminent physicians to discuss end of life choices(PDF 111.72 KB)
03 AUG 2015 Submission time extended for end of life choices(PDF 111.47 KB)
28 JUL 2015 Regional hearings on end of life choices(PDF 112.46 KB)
23 JUL 2015 First hearing tomorrow on end of life choices(PDF 119.42 KB)
17 JUL 2015 July start for hearings on end of life choices(PDF 114.65 KB)
28 MAY 2015 Community views sought on choices for end of life (PDF 105.77 KB)
The Final Report and a Summary Booklet were tabled in Parliament on 9 June 2016.
The Final Report is available in PDF format(4.64 MB) or HTML format.
The Summary Booklet is available in PDF format(1.06 MB).
Hard copies of both Reports are available for collection from the Council Table Office at Parliament House.
The Interim Report was tabled in Parliament on 10 November 2015 and is available in PDF format(996.84 KB).
Knight Kerr Room, Parliament House24 February 2016 - Public Hearing Programme(PDF 355.78 KB)
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
7.00 pm |
St Vincent's Hospital & Collaborative Centre of The University of Melbourne |
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7.45 pm |
Australian Medical Association Victoria |
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8.30 pm |
University of Melbourne |
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House25 November 2015 - Public Hearing Programme(PDF 362.59 KB)
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
7.00 pm |
Department of Health and Human Services |
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7.45 pm |
Avant Mutual Group |
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Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House18 November 2015 - Public Hearing Programme(PDF 360.63 KB)
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
9.15 am |
Law Institute of Victoria |
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10.00 am |
Office of the Health Services Commissioner |
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10.30 am |
Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne |
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11.30 am |
Jason (Jay) Franklin |
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12 noon |
Break |
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12.30 pm |
Ambulance Victoria |
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1.15 pm |
Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation |
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1.45 pm |
Office of the Public Advocate |
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2.45 pm |
Break |
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3.00 pm |
Right to Life Australia |
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3.30 pm |
Andrew Denton |
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Library Meeting Room, Vancouver Street, Mornington 3931
29 October 2015 - Public Hearing Programme (365.51 KB)
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
10.00am |
Rory Godbold Tara Szafraniec |
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10.30 am |
Mornington Peninsula Shire Council |
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11.00 am |
Peninsula Care Planning Group Royal District Nursing Services (RDNS) |
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11.45 am |
Ageing Well Alliance (Peninsula Model) |
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1.00 pm |
Tom Valenta |
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1.30 pm |
Mary Waterman |
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2.00 pm |
Peninsula Advisory Committee for Elders (PACE) |
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2.30 pm |
Flinders Medical Centre |
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3.00 pm |
Peninsula Health |
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Wednesday 21 October 2015
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House
21 October 2015 - Public Hearing Programme(PDF 364.24 KB)
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
7.00 pm |
National Seniors Advisory Group |
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7.30 pm |
Australian Centre for Health Research (ACHR) |
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8.00 pm |
Norman Geschke O.B.E. |
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8.30 pm |
DyingForChoice.com |
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Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House
15 October 2015 - Public Hearing Programme(PDF 356.57 KB)
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
10.00 am |
Barwon Health |
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11.30 am |
Graeme Lovell |
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12.00 pm |
Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Euthanasia |
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12.30 pm |
Physiotherapist in Palliative Care |
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12.45 pm |
Monash University |
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2.30 pm |
Doctors for Voluntary Euthanasia Choice |
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3.15 pm |
Alfred Health |
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Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
10.00 am |
Alzheimers Australia Vic. |
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10.45 am |
Council of the Ageing Vic. |
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11.30 am |
Lachlan Smith |
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1.00 pm |
Dying With Dignity Vic. |
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1.45 pm |
Institute for Judaism and Civilization |
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2.30 pm |
Melbourne City Mission |
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3.15 pm |
Royal Children's Hospital |
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
7.00 pm |
Coroners Court |
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8.00 pm |
Victoria Police |
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Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
7.00 pm | Hon Rod Mackenzie Chair of the Social Development Committee's Inquiry into Options for Dying with Dignity |
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7.30 pm |
Cabrini Health |
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8.00 pm |
Suzanne Jensen |
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8.30 pm |
Australian Christian Lobby |
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Century Inn, 5 Airfield Road (Corner Princes Hwy), Traralgon, 3844 in the Century Room - 10.00am to 4.15pm.
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
10.00 am | Gippsland Region Palliative Care Consortia Vicki Doherty, Director Irene Murphy, Regional Nurse Practitioner Mentor |
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10.45 am |
Peninsula Health |
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11.15 am |
Gippsland Carers Association Inc |
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11.45 am |
Norma Kelly |
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12.45 pm |
Latrobe Community Health Service, Morwell |
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1.30 pm |
Latrobe Regional Hospital |
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2.30 pm |
Terri Eskdale |
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3.00 pm |
Gippsland Lakes Community Health |
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3.30 pm |
Calvary Healthcare Bethlehem |
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4.00 pm |
Comments from the floor |
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
7.00 pm |
Professor Julian Savulescu |
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8.00 pm | Dr Ranjana Srivastava
Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University |
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Goulburn Valley Health, Elsie Jones Education Centre, Room 4, Graham Street Campus, Shepparton.
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
9.30 am | Goulburn Valley Health Carolyn Hargreaves, After Hours Hospital Manager |
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10.00 am | West Hume Palliative Care Consultany Service Annette Cudmore, Clinical Nurse Consultant Palliative Care |
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10.30 am |
Goulburn Valley Health and West Hume Palliative Care Consultancy Service |
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11.00 am |
Goulburn Valley Health |
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11.30 am | Goulburn Valley Hospice Care Service Carmel Smith Executive Manager John Hetherington, President, Committee of Management |
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12.30 pm | Central Hume Primary Care Partnership Dr Margi Gould, General Practitioner, Yarrawonga Medical Clinic |
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1.00 pm |
Private capacity |
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1.30 pm |
Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative |
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2.00 pm |
Comments from the floor |
Reception Room, Bendigo Town Hall, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo.
Time |
Witness | Transcripts |
11.30 am |
Bendigo Health |
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12.00 noon |
Bendigo Health |
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12.30 pm |
Bendigo Community Palliative Care Service – Bendigo Health |
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1.00 pm | Swan Hill District Health
Catherine Kemp, Palliative Care Co-ordinator, Palliative Care |
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2.00 pm |
Strath-Haven Aged Care |
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2.30 pm |
Murray Primary Health Network |
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3.00 pm |
La Trobe University, La Trobe Rural Health School, College of Science, Health and Engineering |
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3.30 pm |
Private capacity |
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4.00 pm |
Comments from the Floor |
Knight Kerr Room, Parliament House
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
7.00 pm |
Austin Health Monash University University of Melbourne Dr Karen Detering Respiratory Physician Clinical Ethicist |
Geelong - McKellar Centre, Training Rooms 3 & 4
45-95 Ballarat Road, North Geelong29 JUL 2015 - Public Hearing Programme(PDF 375.69 KB)
Time | Organisation | Transcripts |
10.15 am |
Barwon Health |
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10.45 am |
Barwon Health |
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11.15 am |
Barwon Health - Palliative Care Unit |
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11.45 am |
Barwon Health - Intensive Care Unit |
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12.45 am |
Barwon Health Multicultural Aged Care Services Geelong Geelong Hospice Foundation |
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1.30 pm |
Western Victoria Primary Health Network |
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2.15 pm |
Barwon South Western Region Palliative Care Consortium |
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3.00 pm |
Comments from the floor |
Warrnambool - Lady Bay Resort, Conference Area 1 and 2
2 Pertobe Road, Warrnambool
30 JUL 2015 - Public Hearing Programme373.00 KB
Time | Witness | Transcripts |
9.00 am |
South West Healthcare |
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10.30 am |
Warrnambool and District Community Hospice |
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11.15 am |
Portland District Health Service |
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12.30 pm |
Deakin University |
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1.00 pm |
Western District Health Service, Hamilton |
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1.45 pm |
Comments from the floor |
Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House23 JUL 2015 Public Hearing Programme (PDF 382.15 KB)
Time | Organisation | Transcripts |
9.30 am |
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences, Monash University Centre for Ethics in Medicine & Society |
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10.30 am |
Professor Hal Swerissen, College of Science, Health and Engineering Grattan Institute |
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11.30 am |
Faculty of Law, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne |
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1.00 pm |
Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria |
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2.30 pm |
Palliative Care, Alfred Hospital |
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3.30 pm |
International Society of Advance Care Planning & End of Life Care |
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Corrected transcripts of these hearings will also be published here when finalised by the Committee.
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