The draft legislation has been referred to the state’s Law Reform Commission, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk citing the “complex” and “deeply personal” nature of the issue as the reason behind the decision.
Legislation for legalising voluntary euthanasia in the state will be under consideration in the following months by the Queensland Law Reform Commission, where it has been referred, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told parliament this morning.
A response is expected by March 2021.
The draft legislation had been given the “green light” two months ago by the state parliament’s health committee, following a nearly year-long evaluation for which more than 4,700 written submissions were received.
But Ms Palaszczuk said further consideration was needed due to the complexity surrounding the issue.
"Voluntary assisted dying is very complex and it is a deeply personal issue in which competing interests and views of Queenslanders and experts have to be carefully balanced and the lives of our elderly and the most vulnerable people protected," she said.
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