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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

Health workers face unfair penalties in ACT's VAD bill, union says

Short-staffed nurses potentially face unfair criminal charges for failing to meet voluntary assisted dying timelines under the ACT's proposed laws, a nurse's union says.

Health practitioners face criminal penalties if they do not accept or refuse a request for voluntary assisted dying within two days.

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