Content Warning - Status - Inquiry Referral -  Key Documents - Information in Aboriginal Languages - Information in Foreign Languages - Submissions - Media Releases - Public Hearings - Contact 

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Status

Final Report tabled on 30 September 2025.

Inquiry Referral

Pursuant to clause (1)(a) of its Terms of Reference, on 14 May 2025 the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee received an inquiry referral from the Attorney-General, the Hon Marie-Clare Boothby MLA, requesting that the committee undertake an inquiry into the 'Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Northern Territory - final report 2024'. A copy of the inquiry referral  can be found here.

Key Documents

Reports

Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Northern Territory - Final Report September 2025
Associated Minutes of Proceedings 
Government Response - March 2026

Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Northern Territory - Second Interim Report September 2025
Associated Minutes of Proceedings

Voluntary Assisted Dying in the Northern Territory - First Interim Report  July 2025
Associated Minutes of Proceedings 

Consultation Materials

Consultation Paper

Consultation Paper - Corrigendum

Short Consultation Guide

Information in Aboriginal Languages

Short Consultation Guide (Alyawarr)

Short Consultation Guide (Burarra)

Short Consultation Guide (Eastside Kriol)

Short Consultation Guide (E-C Arrente)

Short Consultation Guide (Kunwinjku)

Short Consultation Guide (Pintupi Luritja)

Short Consultation Guide (Yolngu Matha)

Information in Foreign Languages

Short Consultation Guide (Greek)

Short Consultation Guide (Simplified Chinese)

Short Consultation Guide (Nepalese)

Short Consultation Guide (Filipino)

Submissions

Where the Committee receives multiple copies of a proforma submission only one example of the submission will be published with the number of submissions received noted in brackets.

Proforma Submission A (8: 184, 185, 186, 207, 211, 213, 281, 298)
Proforma Submission B (2: 290, 292) 
Proforma Submission C (2: 287, 299)
Proforma Submission D (3: 325, 327, 332a)
Proforma Submission E (26: 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362)
Proforma Submission F (2: 370, 371)

Submission No. 1 - Raemyn Carrick
Submission No. 2 - Peter Shapcott
Submission No. 3 - Anna Philip
Submission No. 4 - Andrew Roberts
Submission No. 5 - Professor Ben White and Professor Lindy Willmott
Submission No. 6 - Darryl Butler
Submission No. 7 - Chris Blackham-Davison
Submission No. 8 - Judith Igusti
Submission No. 9 - Don Murfett
Submission No. 10 - Georgia Knight
Submission No. 11 - Sharon Cramp-Oliver
Submission No. 12 - Ann Stephens
Submission No. 13 - Rev. Steve Walker
Submission No. 14 - Andrew Kearney
Submission No. 15 - Janette Carter
Submission No. 16 - Brent Payne
Submission No. 17 - Lori Martin
Submission No. 17a - Lori Martin 
Submission No. 18 - Kristan Slack
Submission No. 19 - Canberra Declaration
Submission No. 20 - Chantal Heazlewood
Submission No. 21 - Sonja Pastor
Submission No. 22 - Urapuntja Health Service Aboriginal Corporation
Submission No. 23 - S Stephens
Submission No. 24 - Dr Jennifer Jobst
Submission No. 25 - Mental Health Association of Central Australia
Submission No. 26 - Bruce Toohill
Submission No. 27 - Doctors for Assisted Dying Choice
Submission No. 28 - Gavin Perry
Submission No. 29 - Penelope Stevens
Submission No. 30 - Dave Ives
Submission No. 31 - John Marshall
Submission No. 32 - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32a - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32b - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32c - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32d - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32e - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32f - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32g - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32h - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32i - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32j - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32k - Poh Lim
Submission No. 32l - Poh Lim
Submission No. 33 - Christine Mansfield
Submission No. 34 - Lorraine Davies
Submission No. 35 - Marshall Perron
Submission No. 36 - Wayne Wood
Submission No. 37 - Exit International
Submission No. 38 - Paul Lassemillante
Submission No. 39 - Kylee Neilson
Submission No. 40 - John Derrington
Submission No. 41 - Mary Ahearn
Submission No. 42 - Coralie Richmond
Submission No. 43 - Debra Chamings
Submission No. 44 - Joy Kelly
Submission No. 45 - Kirby Dixon
Submission No. 46 - Dave and Doreen Dyer
Submission No. 47 - Margaret and David Blanch
Submission No. 48 - Reverend Sid Rogers
Submission No. 49 - Steven O'Grady
Submission No. 50 - Nikki Cannon
Submission No. 51 - Kevin and Aurora Quinn
Submission No. 52 - Richard Rehrmann
Submission No. 53 - Phyliss Wagner
Submission No. 54 - Chris Devonport
Submission No. 55 - Shirley Hendy
Submission No. 56 - Hon Michael Gaffney MLC
Submission No. 57 - Claire Watson
Submission No. 58 - Robyn Maggs
Submission No. 59 - Sue Gorringe-Lupton
Submission No. 60 - Cynthia W
Submission No. 61 - Elaine Ellard
Submission No. 62 - Ian E
Submission No. 63 - Jeffry Cole
Submission No. 64 - Prudence Birdling
Submission No. 65 - Carol Doyle
Submission No. 66 - Rebecca Trimble
Submission No. 67 - Gerry Wood
Submission No. 68 - Geoffrey Williams
Submission No. 69 - Dr Craig Glasby
Submission No. 70 - Elizabeth Cohen
Submission No. 71 - Christians Supporting Choice for Voluntary Assisted Dying
Submission No. 72 - LeAnn Angel
Submission No. 73 - Lynette Kelly
Submission No. 74 - Suzanne James
Submission No. 75 - Hugh Bradley AM and Sue Bradley AM
Submission No. 76 - Dr Ray Ingamells
Submission No. 77 - Linda Reynolds
Submission No. 78 - Andrew Reynolds
Submission No. 79 - Calvin O
Submission No. 80 - Sally Gearin
Submission No. 81 - David Strickland
Submission No. 82 - Maggie Crewes
Submission No. 83 - Northern Territory Voluntary Euthanasia Society
Submission No. 84 - Emeritus Professor Michael Charles Quinlan
Submission No. 85 - Rebecca T
Submission No. 86 - Caroline Auld
Submission No. 87 - Pastor Malcolm Auld - Ilparpa Fellowship
Submission No. 88 - Anthony Willis
Submission No. 88a - Anthony Willis 
Submission No. 89 - Kristine Frances Smith
Submission No. 90 - Australian Care Alliance
Submission No. 91 - Dying With Dignity Queensland
Submission No. 92 - Ben Pfeiffer
Submission No. 93 - Darryl Hill
Submission No. 94 - Royelene Hill
Submission No. 95 - Caroline Cavanagh
Submission No. 96 - Alan Corbett
Submission No. 97 - Catholic Diocese of Darwin
Submission No. 98 - FamilyVoice Australia
Submission No. 99 - David Taylor
Submission No. 100 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 101 - Dying with Dignity ACT
Submission No. 102 - Chris Purser
Submission No. 103 - Rebekah Matson
Submission No. 104 - Norma Jamieson
Submission No. 105 - Mikaela Rate
Submission No. 106 - Dementia Australia
Submission No. 107 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 108 - Margaret Warburton
Submission No. 109 - Palliative Care Northern Territory Inc
Submission No. 110 - Robert Batey AM
Submission No. 111 - Brian Radunz
Submission No. 112 - Bethany Seden
Submission No. 113 - Stephen Lewin
Submission No. 114 - Ann David
Submission No. 115 - Mark Herron
Submission No. 116 - Rosemary Boland
Submission No. 117 - Dawyte Hart-O'Neill
Submission No. 118 - Jane Giliam
Submission No. 119 - Owen Hancock
Submission No. 120 - Sam G
Submission No. 121 - Christine Doidge
Submission No. 122 - M Byrne
Submission No. 123 - Kenneth Glasgow
Submission No. 124 - Brett Midena
Submission No. 125 - Dying With Dignity Victoria
Submission No. 126 - William Dunlop
Submission No. 127 - Sam Wilson
Submission No. 128 - Michelle  Gibson
Submission No. 129 - Lyndon 'Spud' Thomas
Submission No. 130 - Christopher Tangey
Submission No. 131 - Kathryn Bannister
Submission No. 132 - Voluntary Assisted Dying Review Board of South Australia
Submission No. 133 - Gillian Abraham
Submission No. 134 - End of Life Choice Society NZ
Submission No. 135 - Anne Spry
Submission No. 136 - Voluntary Assisted Dying South Australia
Submission No. 137 - Gabrielle Brown
Submission No. 138 - Ciara O'Brien
Submission No. 139 - Bruce Lindsay
Submission No. 140 - Stuart Burris
Submission No. 141 - Ana Ninneman
Submission No. 142 - Paul Traeger
Submission No. 143 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 144 - Zoe Knight
Submission No. 145 - Loretta Muratore
Submission No. 146 - Michael Ninneman
Submission No. 147 - Dr Megan Pickering
Submission No. 148 - Dr Joanne Wright
Submission No. 149 - Hon Daryl Manzie AM
Submission No. 150 - Penny La Sette
Submission No. 151 - Sarah Doecke
Submission No. 152 - Sonia Van der Aa
Submission No. 153 - Palliative Care Australia
Submission No. 154 - Hon Robert Clark
Submission No. 155 - Kimberley Robson
Submission No. 155a - Kimberley Robson
Submission No. 156 - Dr Tim Coyle
Submission No. 157 - Australian Lawyers Alliance
Submission No. 158 - Reverend Kenneth Devereux
Submission No. 159 - The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists
Submission No. 160 - Beverley Witby
Submission No. 161 - The Clem Jones Group
Submission No. 162 - Dianne Lange
Submission No. 163 - Dying with Dignity Tasmania
Submission No. 164 - Dr David Moore
Submission No. 165 - Roger Clifton
Submission No. 166 - St John NT
Submission No. 167 - The Pharmacy Guild of Australia NT Branch
Submission No. 168 - Australian Psychological Society
Submission No. 169 - Jenny Holland
Submission No. 170 - HammondCare
Submission No. 171 - The Royal Australasian College of Physicians
Submission No. 172 - Voluntary Assisted Dying Board Western Australia
Submission No. 173 - Denyse Bainbridge
Submission No. 174 - The Right to Life Australia
Submission No. 175 - Glory City Church Darwin
Submission No. 176 - Janette Crowhurst
Submission No. 177 - Max Broadway
Submission No. 178 - Beverley Young
Submission No. 179 - Heads of Department - Alice Springs Hospital
Submission No. 180 - Tom Majetic
Submission No. 181 - Dr Fiona Douglas
Submission No. 182 - Speech Pathology Australia
Submission No. 183 - Kevin Hubble
Submission No. 187 - Graeme Tosh
Submission No. 188 - Roena McKeown
Submission No. 189 - Warren McKeown
Submission No. 190 - Marione Gordon
Submission No. 191 - David Hibert
Submission No. 192 - Christine Huttley
Submission No. 193 - Heather Saxty
Submission No. 194 - Eli Webber
Submission No. 195 - Ashley White
Submission No. 196 - Kate Kunzelmann
Submission No. 197 - Desmond Gellert
Submission No. 198 - Ben Matson
Submission No. 199 - Fiona Roy
Submission No. 200 - Joshua Lawless
Submission No. 201 - Robert Ovens
Submission No. 202 - Marisa Fontes
Submission No. 203 - Go Gentle Australia
Submission No. 204 -  Michael and Mary Stansbie
Submission No. 205 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 206 - Nicole Waters
Submission No. 208 - Northern Territory Public Guardian and Trustee
Submission No. 209 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 210 - Elijah Matson
Submission No. 212 - Margaret Opie
Submission No. 214 - Freedom for Faith
Submission No. 215 - Gary Parker
Submission No. 216 - Sharon Curtis
Submission No. 217 - John Huigen
Submission No. 218 - Joyce McNiven
Submission No. 219 - David and Joelle Wrotniak
Submission No. 220 - Phil Browne
Submission No. 221 - Brian Williamson
Submission No. 222 - Not for publication 
Submission No. 223 - Greg Sobey
Submission No. 224 - Winston Newman
Submission No. 225 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 226 - Philip Pocock
Submission No. 227 - Joshua Kuswadi
Submission No. 228 - Peter Barnard
Submission No. 229 - Bronwen Foreman
Submission No. 230 - Nyaruon Puok
Submission No. 231 - Victoria Vildzius
Submission No. 232 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 233 - Anna Wierzbicka
Submission No. 234 - Pam Utting
Submission No. 235 - John Martin
Submission No. 236 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 237 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 238 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 239 - Betty Hedgecoe
Submission No. 240 - Rob Clements
Submission No. 241 - Allan McEwan
Submission No. 242 - David Fishers
Submission No. 243 - Leslie Beissel
Submission No. 244 - Sarah Bayman
Submission No. 245 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 246 - Jon Adams
Submission No. 247 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 248 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 249 - Malcolm Caldwell
Submission No. 250 - Caroline Joswig
Submission No. 251 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 252 - Annie Broadway
Submission No. 253 - Corrine Phillips
Submission No. 254 - Barry and Anne James
Submission No. 255 - Not for publication 
Submission No. 256 - Gracebel Llorente
Submission No. 257 - Sheila Sim
Submission No. 258 - Tim Cowen
Submission No. 259 - Brian W
Submission No. 260 - David Reilly
Submission No. 261 - Lee-Ann Collier
Submission No. 262 - Ian Brearley
Submission No. 263 - Tonic Jeche
Submission No. 264 - Ami K
Submission No. 265 - Graham Stitz
Submission No. 266 - Meagan Lay
Submission No. 267 - Sheela Joseph
Submission No. 268 - Alenira Willis
Submission No. 269 - Sylvia Kendall
Submission No. 270 - Alexis Moreno de Oliveira Ribeiro
Submission No. 271 - Netani T
Submission No. 272 - Jeremy Fox
Submission No. 273 - Kimberley Brown
Submission No. 274 - Susan Sarantos
Submission No. 275 - Lance Alan
Submission No. 276 - Paul Johnson
Submission No. 277 - Not for publication 
Submission No. 278 - Shannon Manning
Submission No. 279 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 280 - Alison Nawirridj
Submission No. 282 - Joycelyn Searle
Submission No. 283 - Sandra Adamson
Submission No. 284 - Hayden Blair
Submission No. 285 - Jessica Auld
Submission No. 286 - Samuel Auld
Submission No. 288 - Tom Bird
Submission No. 289 - Philip Manning
Submission No. 291 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 293 - Sajiv Cherian
Submission No. 294 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 295 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 296 - Don Berman
Submission No. 297 - Rowena Kalikajaros
Submission No. 300 - Central Australian Aboriginal Congress
Submission No. 301 - Margot Tong
Submission No. 302 - Lynette Bigg
Submission No. 303 - Catherine Stedman
Submission No. 304 - Stephen Ashford
Submission No. 305 - Rita Zuccher
Submission No. 306 - Chris Bigg
Submission No. 307 - Jennifer Bauer
Submission No. 308 - DIGNITAS - To live with dignity - To die with dignity
Submission No. 309 - Philip Nippress
Submission No. 310 - Sascha Gibson
Submission No. 311 - Claire Cowen
Submission No. 312 - Kim Ninneman
Submission No. 313 - Mary Redmond
Submission No. 314 - Leonard Redmond
Submission No. 315 - Alice Springs church of Christ
Submission No. 316 - Jukka Rammukainen
Submission No. 317 - Ken and Lesley Hansen
Submission No. 318 - Katy Spakman
Submission No. 319 - Dying With Dignity Western Australia
Submission No. 320 - Lutheran Church of Australia SA-NT
Submission No. 321 - Dying With Dignity New South Wales
Submission No. 322 - Daniel Spakman
Submission No. 323 - Patricia Thatcher
Submission No. 324 - Eileen Hall
Submission No. 325a - Rebecca Muller
Submission No. 326 - Nathan Hine
Submission No. 328 - Lorna Manning
Submission No. 329 - Dr Michael Tong
Submission No. 330 - Peter Manning
Submission No. 331 - Anna Huigen
Submission No. 332 - Rhonda Muller
Submission No. 333 - Pro-Life Victoria
Submission No. 334 - Australian Christian Lobby
Submission No. 335 - Kristy Howard
Submission No. 336 - Voluntary Assisted Dying Australia and New Zealand
Submission No. 363 - Iain Radvan
Submission No. 364 - Dr Susan Colen
Submission No. 365 - Barefoot Ministries Australia
Submission No. 366 - Zion Matson
Submission No. 367 - Anglican Diocese of the Northern Territory
Submission No. 368 - Australian Medical Association Northern Territory
Submission No. 369 - NT Health - Department of Health
Submission No. 372 - Christina Young
Submission No. 373 - Christina Auld
Submission No. 374 - Yvonne Pratt
Submission No. 375 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 376 - Justin Tutty
Submission No. 377 - Jocelyn Hall, Anyse Horman, Jeanette Wiley, Lynn Robson, Sheila Sim
Submission No. 378 - Professor Kerstin Braun
Submission No. 379 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 380 - Joshua Howard
Submission No. 381 - Michael Coughlan - Australian Regional and Remote Community Service
Submission No. 382 - Carolyn Marriott
Submission No. 383 - Doug Warfe
Submission No. 384 - Grief Australia
Submission No. 385 - Grusha Leeman
Submission No. 386 - Name withheld on request
Submission No. 387 - Naomi Hailstone
Submission No. 388 - Henry Gray OAM
Submission No. 389 - National Seniors Australia
Submission No. 390 - Angelique and Karl Tester
Submission No. 391 - L Harrison
Submission No. 392 - Jim Dominguez CBE AM
Submission No. 393 - Andrea Adams
Submission No. 394 - Suanne Tikoft
Submission No. 395 - Miriam Wallace
Submission No. 396 - Catherine Holdcroft
Submission No. 397 - Women's Forum Australia
Submission No. 398 - Jennifer Howard
Submission No. 399 - Nikki Bennett
Submission No. 400 - Lisa Nunn
Submission No. 401 - Umberto Villa
Submission No. 402 - Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Submission No. 403 - Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory

Media Releases

VAD Inquiry – Update from the Chair of Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee (LCAC) - Thursday 5 June 2025
VAD Inquiry – Update B from the Chair of Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee (LCAC) - Thursday 10 July 2025
VAD Inquiry – Update C from the Chair of Legal & Constitutional Affairs Committee (LCAC) - Tuesday 5 August 2025

Public Hearings

Committee Meetings and Community Consultation

To date, the Committee has taken evidence at the following locations:

• Darwin on 5, 18, 25 August 2025 - Hearing Schedules - Hearing Transcript, 5 August 2025 - Hearing Transcript (Tarntipi Homelands Aboriginal Corporation) - 18 August 2025 - Hearing Transcript (Maningrida) - 25 August 2025
• Ngukurr on 6 August 2025 - Hearing Schedule - Hearing Transcript
• Borroloola on 7 August 2025 - Hearing Schedule - Hearing Transcript
• Barunga on 12 August 2025 - Hearing Schedule - Hearing Transcript
• Gunbalanya on 19 August 2025 - Hearing Schedule - Hearing Transcript
• Papunya on 20 August 2025 - Hearing Schedule - Hearing Transcript
• Alice Springs on 21 August 2025 - Hearing Schedule - Hearing Transcript - Aboriginal Engagement and Strategy Unit - Alice Springs Hospital - Hearing Transcript - Palliative Care Team - Alice Springs Hospital - Hearing Transcript - Alice Springs Baptist Church - Hearing Transcript - Australian Christian Lobby - Hearing Transcript - Old Timers Aged Care Centre
• Numbulwar on 26 August 2025 - Hearing Schedule - Hearing Transcript
• Tennant Creek on 27 August 2025 - Hearing Schedules - Hearing Transcript - Barkly Regional Council and Tennant Creek Local Authority - Hearing Transcript - Pulkapulkka Kari Felixible Aged Care - Hearing Transcript - Community Consultation Drop-in Session
• Tennant Creek on 28 August 2025 - Hearing Schedules - Hearing Transcript - NT Cattlemen's Association - Hearing Transcript - Individual Witness - Hearing Transcript Tennant Creek Mob Aboriginal Corporation - Hearing Transcript Tennant Creek Hospital - Hearing Transcript Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation
• Darwin on 5 September 2025 - Hearing Schedule - Hearing Transcript

Contact

Committee Secretary 
GPO Box 3721
Darwin NT 0801 
Email: LA.Committees@nt.gov.au