Northern Territory Euthanasia Collection - Question to Candidates on Restoring Territory Powers to Legislate for Voluntary Assisted Dying
Alternative collection title
By-elections-Email-to-Candidates-10-Jul-18
Date range (approx.)
10 Jul 2018
Scope and contents
Question sent to candidates in 5 Commonwealth by-elections held in 4 states on 28 July 2018, asking whether they will support the Restoring Territory Right Bill. Provides background to the legislation and a request for a response to be sent.
Record Type
Correspondence
Physical description
Electronic copy – 1 page
Language
English
Language code
eng
Collection created by
Marshall Perron
Biographical history
The Northern Territory was the first jurisdiction in the world to explicitly legalise euthanasia. The Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT) entered into law on 1 July 1996. The following year the Commonwealth Parliament intervened to overturn the Act. Section 50A was added to the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978 to prohibit the Northern Territory from making laws in respect of euthanasia. The Rights of the Terminally Act was in force for 9 months, during which time four people died by medically assisted suicide through its provisions.
Provenance
The NT Euthanasia Collection contains donations from a number of contributors. This item was donated by Mr Marshall Perron.
Subjects
Restoring Territory Rights Bill (Cth) 2018
Names (person)
David Muir Jan Hall Marshall Perron
Names (organisation)
The Clem Jones Trust Dying With Dignity Queensland
Places
Australian Capital Territory Northern Territory
Box list available?
n/a
Item list available?
n/a
Conditions governing access
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers should be aware that this collection may contain images or names of people who have since passed away.
Related material
Please see folder list for the NT Euthanasia Collection (link below)
Location
Arafura Research Archive
Institution
Charles Darwin University, Darwin
Description for Link
Folder list for NT Euthanasia Collection [CDU Arafura Research Archive]
