Karabena Septermber 2024 Newsletter

Victoria First Peoples’ Consultation: Five-year review of the operations of the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2017 

Karabena Consulting was engaged by CERE to evaluate the first five years of the Act. Key consultation questions addressed how VAD systems meet First Nations peoples’ needs, barriers to compliance, and the safety and compassion of VAD processes. The goal of this project was to review how the Act is operating for First Nations communities.

Consultations were conducted with First Nations stakeholders who have lived experience with death and dying, palliative care staff, funeral home employees, pharmacists and Statewide VAD coordinators.