Policy & Advocacy

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2 February 2026

Briefing: VAD, telehealth and the Cth Criminal Code

7 November 2025

Joint statement: Protect an older person's right to access VAD, no matter where they call home

Resource for aged care providers - VAD information

VAD in Residential Aged Care Homes

4 September 2025

Guide to the Victorian VAD Amendments

State of VAD 2024 - Update

Submission to the NT Inquiry into VAD 2025

Federal Priorities for Voluntary Assisted Dying

Dementia issues paper

VAD Conference | Report

27 November 2024

2024 Voluntary Assisted Dying Conference Report

30 September 2024

Submission: MBS Health Assessment Items Review Consultation

State of VAD Report 2024

Joint statement by Australian health leaders on electronic communications and VAD

Comparison table: Aus & NZ Assisted Dying laws

National Voluntary Assisted Dying Survey 2023

2024 Policy Priorities - Go Gentle Australia

Submission to the Australian Dept of Health and Aged Care's consultation on the Exposure Draft of the new Aged Care Act

26 February 2024

Submission to Victorian Review of the VAD Act

19 February 2024

Submission to the NT's Expert Panel on VAD

24 January 2024

2024-25 Federal Budget Submission

14 December 2023

Joint statement by Australia’s suicide prevention leaders

8 December 2023

Submission to the ACT’s Inquiry into Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2023

VAD Conference | Report

2023 Voluntary Assisted Dying Conference Report

Aged care | Submission

8 September 2023

Submission to the Australian Dept of Health & Aged Care's consultation on the new Aged Care Act

Submission | Territories

Response to the ACT’s Discussion Paper on Voluntary Assisted Dying

Submission | Aged care

27 January 2023

Response to the Exposure Draft of the Inspector-General of Aged Care Bill

27 January 2023

2023-24 Pre-Budget submission

19 January 2023

Response to the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care's National Consensus Statement

Go Gentle Australia Submission to Inquiry - Assisted Dying

Territories | Briefing

Guide to Debate on Restoring Territory Rights

States | Briefing

VAD in Action: What we've learnt from Victoria and Western Australia

Briefing | States

Suicide by people with terminal illness in NSW

States | Submission

1 November 2021

Submission to NSW Parliament’s Inquiry into the VAD Bill 2021

Briefing | States

Guide to the Debate in NSW

Submission | States

Submission to Queensland Parliament’s Health and Environment Committee responding to proposed VAD legislation

Submission | States

Submission to University of Tasmania’s VAD Review Panel

Submission | States

1 November 2020

Submission to Queensland Law Reform Commission consultation paper on VAD

Submission | States

Submission to South Australia’s Inquiry into Voluntary Assisted Dying

Submission | Aged care

Submission to Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

States | Submission

Submission to Queensland’s Inquiry into Voluntary Assisted Dying

Submission | Territories

Submission to ACT’s Inquiry into End-of-Life Choices

Submission | States

Submission to WA’s Inquiry into End of Life Choices

States | Submission

Response to discussion paper on Victoria’s Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill