Siobhan O'Sullivan was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2020 and was told she only had one year to live.
The 48-year-old has had three different types of chemotherapy and major surgery.
On Thursday 19 May 2022, New South Wales became the last state to pass voluntary assisted dying laws, following a 10-hour debate.
Ms O'Sullivan says she's relieved the bill has passed into legislation.
The bill was introduced by Independent M-P Alex Greenwich in October last year.
It had the highest number of co-sponsors for any bill in Australian Parliament, with 28 MPs from both sides of the house.
The bill applies to people with a terminal illness that would cause death within six months or a year for a neurodegenerative condition.
Applicants also have to be experiencing suffering that can't be alleviated by palliative care, and must be assessed by two independent doctors.
The Catholic Church was critical of the bill passing the upper house.
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney has called it "a truly dark day for New South Wales" and says he's "deeply saddened (the bill) has passed the New South Wales parliament".
He also described the legislation as "disturbing in nature".
New South Wales is the last state to pass voluntary assisted dying laws.
Victoria passed the laws in 2017, followed by Western Australia in 2019.
Tasmania, South Australia and Queensland passed laws last year.
Under federal law, voluntary euthanasia and assisted dying are illegal in the A-C-T and Northern Territory.
While the N-T was the first jurisdiction in Australia to legalise assisted dying in 1995, it was overruled by legislation passed by the former Prime Minister John Howard's government in 1997.
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