Question On Notice No. 1167 asked in the Legislative Council on 1 December 2022 by Hon Nick Goiran
Question Directed to the: Leader of the House representing the Minister for Health
Parliament: 41 Session: 1
Question
I refer to section 12 of the Voluntary Assisted Dying
Act 2019 which provides that ‘[f]or the purposes of the law of the State, a
person who dies as the result of the administration of a prescribed substance
in accordance with this Act does not die by suicide', and I ask:
(a) how many suicides were recorded in WA between 1
July 2021-30 June 2022;
(b) how many suicides were recorded in WA between 1
July 2020-30 June 2021;
(c) how many suicides were recorded in WA between 1
July 2019-30 June 2020;
(d) how many suicides were recorded in WA between 1
July 2018-30 June 2019; and
(e) how many suicides were recorded in WA between 1
July 2017-30 June 2018?
Answered on 14 February 2023
Figures are as at 14 December 2022 and are provisional and subject to change pending on the final determination of a coroner.
(a) 357
(b) 388
(c) 391
(d) 413
(e) 386