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Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025
Opposition BillLegislative Council
Legislative Assembly
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Topics
aged care end of life care euthanasia healthcare healthcare facilities medical access patient rights residential care residential facilities voluntary assisted dying
Introduced by: Susan Carter MLC (LIB)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Debate
What different members said when this bill was debated:
Penny Sharpe ALP
“I contribute to debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025. I thank the Hon. Greg Donnelly for allowing me to speak before him. I know he will make an extensive contribution, as he always would and is always welcome to do on this matter. I do not seek to speak for a long time about the bill.”
Greg Donnelly ALP
“I make a contribution to debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025—hereinafter referred to as "the bill"—introduced by the Hon. Susan Carter on 15 October 2025. I indicate that I support the bill and encourage other honourable members to do so.”
Chris Rath LIB
“I support the Hon. Susan Carter’s entire Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025, which I am proud to co-sponsor. When the Voluntary Assisted Dying Bill 2021 was introduced to the House, the sponsoring member outlined very clearly the need for principles underpinning the legislation.”
Damien Tudehope LIB
“Some of the arguments made in debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025 have been outstanding. While none have been better than the one we just heard from the Hon. Chris Rath, the speech given in support of the bill by the Hon. Susan Carter also falls into the category of outstanding contributions.”
Jacqui Munro LIB
“I contribute to the debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025. I respect my colleague the Hon. Susan Carter enormously. I appreciate her thoughtful contribution to legislation and matters of conscience. Our views on this matter differ and I will be voting against the bill. Accessing voluntary assisted dying is a choice for the terminally ill.”
Peter Primrose ALP
“Debating bills such as the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025 is always complicated. Like other members, the first thing I try to do is listen to the diverse views being expressed by constituents to tease out and identify the key issues.”
John Ruddick LIBT
“The Libertarian Party supports the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025. I thank the Hon. Susan Carter for bringing to the House this important bill for debate. This is not a debate about the morality or otherwise of euthanasia. That is a debate for another day.”
Nichole Overall NAT
“My contribution to debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025 will be brief. I wrestled a great deal with this issue and what has been put forward. I am looking at this in a way that will not draw on emotion or feelings, but instead will view this bill on rights, balance and what is fair. I agree with comments made by the Hon. Chris Rath, the Hon.”
Daniel Mookhey ALP
“I feel compelled to contribute to debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025. Members who were present last time the House debated this matter would recall that I did not support the establishment of voluntary assisted dying [VAD] in New South Wales.”
Susan Carter LIB
“I am conscious of the time and that debate on the Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025 has been challenging for all members. I thank all members who contributed to debate and who were generous enough to have conversations with me about the bill.”
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Voluntary Assisted Dying Amendment (Residential Facilities) Bill 2025
The Hon. SUSAN CARTER — 2025-10-15
VAD availability remains unchanged but the place where it is administered may alter. The bill ensures that faith-based aged-care facilities are treated no differently from faith-based hospitals. It would extend to residential facilities the same rights that our legislation currently confers on hospitals to decline to facilitate VAD on their premises. It would not impede the access of individual residents to VAD. The obligation to make reasonable alternative arrangements, which also exists for hospitals, remains.