Date Time Study of Victoria’s assisted dying prospective approval process in practice Victoria is the first Australian state to enact assisted dying laws and one of only two places in the world where a government department must issue a permit before the patient can receive assisted dying. Study is first internationally to look at how Victoria’s pre-approval process for VAD operates from doctors’ perspective 32 doctors involved in lawful voluntary assisted dying in VAD’s first year of operation interviewed Not only the law but also the technology behind the process needs careful consideration to avoid barriers to VAD for eligible patients, study found.