Prominent GP fined $12,000 and reprimanded for VAD paperwork error
The tribunal said its decision sent an "emphatic message" about strictly complying with legislation on VAD.
A GP advocate for voluntary assisted dying has been found guilty of professional misconduct and fined $12,000 over paperwork that was not signed properly.
The error happened in 2020, when Melbourne GP Dr Nick Carr arranged for his terminally ill patient to complete a form in front of two witnesses, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal said.
The form required the names, addresses and signatures of the patient, Dr Carr and the witnesses on both pages.
But Dr Carr said oversight and “distraction” — namely, the patient being very talkative — meant the patient never signed the second page.
