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Parliamentary Questions


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