Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board Annual Report
The Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board (Review Board) must prepare and give the Minister for Health a report on the operation of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 within 3 months of the end of each financial year.
2022–2023
This is the first annual report from the independent Review Board in Queensland.
It details:
- activity since the commencement of the Act on 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023
- implementation activities to prepare for the commencement of the Act
- the Review Board’s reflections drawn from case reviews and feedback from families of those who accessed voluntary assisted dying and authorised voluntary assisted dying practitioners. The report contains personal insights from people involved in voluntary assisted dying. These quotes have been de-identified to protect the privacy of individuals.
The report shows that from 1 January to 30 June 2023:
- 591 people commenced the process
- 562 people were assessed as eligible
- 338 people were supplied with a voluntary assisted dying substance
- 245 people died from administration of a voluntary assisted dying substance.
The report provides details about who is accessing voluntary assisted dying:
- People were aged between 26-95 and the median age was 73
- 56 per cent of people were male
- 49 per cent of people lived in regional, rural or remote parts of the state
- 78 per cent of people had a cancer diagnosis.
The Review Board is the independent oversight body for voluntary assisted dying in Queensland. The Review Board reviews each completed voluntary assisted dying request to ensure compliance, by those involved, with the requirements of the Act.
Download the 2022-23 report (PDF 3068 kB).