Northern Territory Euthanasia Collection – Federal Govt out of death bill row
Alternative collection title
Page 418
Date range (approx.)
15 Feb 1996
Scope and contents
An article published in the NT News based on the release by the NT Voluntary Euthanasia Society of a letter attributed to Prime Minister Paul Keating stating that the Federal Governemnt would not overturn the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act (NT).
Record Type
In the news
Physical description
Electronic Document - 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
Voluntary Euthanasia Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995 (NT)
Names (person)
Paul Keating Chris Wake Marshall Perron Shane Stone Brian Ede
Names (organisation)
NT Voluntary Euthanasia Society Australian Medical Association (NT)
Places
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]
