Voluntary assisted dying is lawful in all Australian states. This allows terminally ill adults who are suffering and have decision-making capacity to choose to receive help to die. Victoria’s law was the first, coming into effect in 2019. New South Wales was the last state, with its voluntary…
Dr Danielle Bozin, Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, will present at the QUT Research Showcase on Tuesday 22 October 2024. The Showcase celebrates the achievements of five early to mid-career researchers, who will deliver brief presentations discussing the impact of their research in their respective fields.…
In this public lecture, co-hosted by the Australian Centre for Health Law Research and Australia Death Studies Society (ADSS), Professor Alex Broom PhD will discuss people’s experiences at the end of life. Event details Date: Wednesday 31st July 2024 Time: 3.30pm – 5.00pm (AEST time) Location: Gibson Room,…
The project, Assessing the operation of voluntary assisted dying laws in Australia, has been awarded $392,910 from the ARC Linkage Projects grant round. Lead chief investigators Professors Ben White and Lindy Willmott from QUT’s Australian Centre for Health Law Research said the project would conduct the first national…
QUT’s health law experts Professors Lindy Willmott and Ben White have played a key role in end-of-life law in Australia. Their extraordinary 20-year-plus professional relationship has helped give 98 per cent of Australians the choice of a better death. Their work is a concrete example of making a…
Please join members of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research for a public lecture on Tuesday, 9th April 2024, with Professor Ian Freckelton AO KC presenting. All are welcome to attend. Event details Date: Tuesday 9th April 2024 Time: 5.30pm until 7.00pm (AEST time) Location: Owen J.…
The Australian Centre for Health Law Research annual oration is delivered by leading international experts in health law. In 2023 ACHLR was proud to deliver its 11th Oration presented by Professor Emily Jackson who discussed Regulating Reproduction. This lecture revisited some of the themes of Professor Jackson’s 2001…
From today (28 November 2023), eligible people in New South Wales can ask for voluntary assisted dying. Casey Haining, Ben White, Katrine Del Villar and Lindy Willmott, members of the Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) have published an article in The Conversation explaining the eligibility requirements…
A new podcast series on Australia’s voluntary assisted dying laws (VAD) that aims to address public confusion about eligibility, process and access to VAD has been launched. The series is produced by PhD researchers Sinead Prince (pictured, left) and Ruthie Jeanneret (pictured, right), from the Australian Centre for…
The Australian Centre for Health Law Research is hosting a one-day, in-person, symposium on intellectual property and public health on Friday, 8th December 2023. This event is intended to explore the multi-dimensional topic of intellectual property and public health in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis. It will…
