Editing Right to die (section)

=== Australia ===
{{Main|Euthanasia in Australia}}
As euthanasia is a health issue, under the Australian constitution this falls to [[States and territories of Australia|state and territory governments]] to legislate and manage.

Euthanasia was legal within the [[Northern Territory]] during parts of 1996–1997 as a result of the territory parliament passing [[Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995]]. As a territory and not a state, the federal government under [[Prime Minister of Australia|Prime Minister]] [[John Howard]] amended the [[Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978]] (amongst others) to ensure that territories of Australia are no longer able to legislate on euthanasia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-18/euthanasia-northern-territory-victoria-marshall-perron-debate/11220008|title=As Victoria brings in euthanasia, NT is still banned from talking about it|last=Garrick|first=Matt|date=2019-06-18|website=ABC News|language=en-AU|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref> However, this was repealed in December 2022 with the passing of Restoring Territory Rights Act. The federal government is not able to legislate restrictions on health issues for the Australian states and territories in the same manner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/about/Pages/The-Roles-and-Responsibilities-of-Federal-State-a.aspx|title=The Roles and Responsibilities of Federal, State and Local Governments|website=www.parliament.nsw.gov.au|access-date=2019-06-25}}</ref>

Voluntary assisted dying schemes have been in effect in the following states; [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] since 19 June 2019,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/we-re-on-the-right-side-of-history-victoria-s-assisted-dying-laws-come-into-effect-for-terminally-ill-20190619-p51z5x.html |title='We're on the right side of history': Victoria's assisted dying laws come into effect for terminally ill |last=Cunningham |first=Melissa |date=2019-06-19 |website=The Age |language=en |access-date=2019-06-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190626032133/https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/we-re-on-the-right-side-of-history-victoria-s-assisted-dying-laws-come-into-effect-for-terminally-ill-20190619-p51z5x.html |archive-date=26 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Western Australia]] since 1 July 2021,<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://ww2.health.wa.gov.au/voluntaryassisteddying | title=Voluntary Assisted Dying}}</ref> [[Tasmania]] since 23 October 2022,<ref name=Tas23Oct2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-23/tasmania-voluntary-assisted-dying-laws-come-into-effect/101550264|title=Tasmania's voluntary assisted dying laws come into effect today. Here's how they will work|work=ABC News|date=23 October 2022|author=Will Murray}}</ref> [[Queensland]] since 1 January 2023,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/voluntary-assisted-dying-is-now-legal-in-queensland-heres-what-you-need-to-know/9lzfjxve2|title=Voluntary assisted dying is now legal in Queensland. Here's what you need to know|work=SBS News|date=1 January 2023}}</ref> and [[South Australia]] since 31 January 2023.<ref name=SA31Jan2023>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-31/sa-voluntary-assisted-dying-laws-take-effect-in-sa/101901158|title=Voluntary assisted dying scheme becomes available to eligible patients in South Australia|author=Isabel Dayman|date=31 January 2023|work=ABC News}}</ref> [[New South Wales]] was the final state to pass legislation for assisted dying in May 2022, which went into effect on 28 November 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/voluntary-assisted-dying|title=Voluntary assisted dying|work=NSW Government}}</ref>