End of Life Law in Australia

Research Projects

The Australian Centre for Health Law Research (ACHLR) undertakes a broad range of research projects relating to the law at end of life. Below are some of the end of life research projects the Centre delivers.

End of Life Law for Clinicians

End of Life Law for Clinicians (ELLC) is a free training program for medical practitioners, nurses, allied and other health professionals, and students about Australian laws relating to end of life decision-making. ELLC is funded by the Australian Department of Health and Aged Care and administered by the ACHLR, QUT, in collaboration with the Faculty of Health, QUT.

About the ELLC training program

Register for the training at the ELLC training portal, or find out more in our brochures below.

For health professionals and students

For primary, acute and aged care:  Meeting quality and safety standards with ELLC

These guides outline how the ELLC training modules align with national quality and safety standards, and can support primary, community and acute care services as well as aged care providers to meet accreditation requirements.

Aged care

This factsheet highlights the Top 10 End of Life Laws that aged care health professionals and providers need to know.

Advance care planning

ELLC's quick guide to advance care planning, developed in collaboration with Advance Care Planning Australia, Palliative Care Australia and HammondCare, can support health professionals to undertake advance care planning with the people they care for.

Participant information

Research publications

ARC Future Fellowship

Enhancing End-of-Life Decision-Making: Optimal Regulation of Voluntary Assisted Dying is an Australian Research Council Future Fellowship research project led by Professor Ben White, ACHLR, QUT.

Previous research projects