Questyion:

Mary McComish, ‘Euthanasia ‘Voluntary assisted dying’ legislation could put lawyers at our deathbeds’, WA Today (online, 5 August 2019) <https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/voluntary-assisted-dying-legislation-could-put-lawyers-at-our-deathbeds-20190805-p52e2b.html>

Tasks:

a) What is a key legal problem/ issue that your selected prompt is addressing? (Please note, there may be multiple issues in your prompt, in which case you may choose one)

b) Summarise any key points contained in the prompt;

c) What relevance does this prompt have for Australian people?

d) Is the author/interviewee’s opinion on the issue apparent? If so, what does the author’s/interviewee’s opinion appear to be?;

e) Identify a relevant piece of legislation (or Bill) to which the theme of prompt pertains. You may look at any Australian jurisdiction when selecting your legislation.

f) Identify any particular sections of your chosen legislation (or Bill) which might be relevant to the issue, and explain why you have chosen that section/sections

g) Identify a legal case relevant to one of the key themes of your selected prompt;

h) Briefly explain why you have chosen the above case;

i) Identify a journal article that is relevant to the prompt (please provide citation);

j) Summarise three key points contained in the journal article that you have found.

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