General Information
As well as accessing palliative care, there are many ways to secure your comfort and rights at end-of-life, including making use of the new options provided by enacted laws:
- appointing a Medical Treatment Decision Maker (MTDM) using Advance Care Planning
- appointing an Enduring Power of Attorney (PoA)
- writing an Advance Care Directive (ACD)
- accessing Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD)
Support from DWDV
DWDV is able to provide you with support in the following ways:
- Request a volunteer to act as a Witness or Contact Person, as defined in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017
- Find out about end-of-life options on our website or by contacting us
- Get help to navigate voluntary assisted dying services
- Connect to end-of-life counselling
- Report problems or barriers to having your end-of-life rights respected
- Request a speaker to provide an information session to your club or group
Also, DWDV...
- monitors how the new end-of-life laws are working in practice
- assists other states and territories achieve voluntary assisted dying legislation
- works to ensure that voluntary assisted dying regulations are practical
- works with other organisations to cooperatively achieve our purpose
DWDV provides referral to counselling but does not assist people to end their lives.
You can support our work by donating, joining DWDV as a member or leaving a bequest.