The Northern Territory (NT) government introduced an assisted suicide and euthanasia bill into the NT Parliament in mid-2026.
Right to Life Australia provided an extensive submission to the government’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee Inquiry opposing the introduction of the legislation. The Inquiry Report supported the introduction of assisted suicide and euthanasia legislation.
There has been a long history of the battle to protect the vulnerable in the Northern Territory. In 1995 the Northern Territory became first place in the world to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia under the Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995.
Federal MP Kevin Andrews’ Euthanasia Laws Act 1997 amended the self-government acts of the territories and prohibited territorial governments from legalising assisted suicide and euthanasia. The Federal Parliament then passed the Restoring Territory Rights Bill 2022 paving the way to allow the Northern Territory government and the A.C.T (which has already legalised euthanasia) to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia.
There are 25 Members of the Legislative Assembly, each representing a single electoral division. We ask all supporters in the NT to contact your representatives and oppose legislation to allow assisted suicide and euthanasia. https://parliament.nt.gov.au/member
The Right to Life Australia Inc. defends the right to life of all human beings from conception until natural death. We lobby government for legal protection of the most vulnerable in society – the unborn baby, elderly, sick and those with disabilities.