A Liberal MP whose vote is vital for the assisted-dying bill to pass in Victoria's parliament says he's still undecided after the government announced amendments.
Liberal Simon Ramsay is a supporter of the scheme, but has concerns about the government's bill.
Without his support, the legislation sits at 20 votes in the 40-seat upper house.
Mr Ramsay told AAP he still has concerns about possible elder abuse and the involvement of psychiatrists in the scheme and would seek more information from Health Minister Jill Hennessy.
However he also said he hoped it would go to a vote this week.
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Premier Daniel Andrews said he is not disappointed he had to concede amendments, after previously saying he would accept none when the bill was in the lower house.
"Outcomes is what's most important," he told reporters on Wednesday.
"If you can make amendments to put together a majority to deliver an outcome, and those amendments don't undermine the integrity of the overall package, well, I'm perfectly happy to enter into discussions and negotiations like that."
The government unveiled five pages of amendments ahead of the bill's debate in the Legislative Council on Tuesday.
People seeking to use the proposed scheme will need to have less than six months to live, halving the initial 12-month life-expectancy limit.
They also must have been a Victorian resident for at least 12 months.
The government additionally unveiled a $62 million palliative care package after concerns the original scheme did not provide any extra funding for the sector.
The money will be spread over five years with $19 million allocated for 2017-18.
Opposition Leader Matthew Guy said many opponents were against the bill because they believed it would become a bartering game in the upper house.
"You can't believe the premier's words on this, he says there's no amendments and then there is amendments," he told reporters.
"I don't know how it's going to go, I don't know if it's going to pass or how long it's going to take to debate."
