Legislative Support Research Articles

Soil monitoring infrastructure in response to war

ABSTRACT Soil degradation is not the least impact of the Russian aggression. War degradation of soils includes compaction, erosion, biodiversity loss, contamination, physical destruction of soils etc. Explosions release harmful chemicals and metals that can persist in the environment affecting the quality of both soil and water resources; and fires at the site of burning military equipment impact soil. Assessment of soil to support soil management requires a well-functioning soil monitoring infrastructure which we describe in terms of: 1) legislative support, 2) soil testing laboratories, 3) a soil information system, and 4) finance. Gaps in Ukrainian legislation make effective soil monitoring impossible; there is need for decree to officially recognise military soil degradation and establish an effective monitoring. The main body of soil sampling and analysis can be carried out within the network of the State Institute “Institute of Soil Protection of Ukraine” but a publicly accessible soil database is needed to hold and transmit the updated information. Novadays funding is hard to come by; we would seek it firstly through cooperation with international donors. If these the times, visiting scientists who participate in the survey and assessment of battlefields will gain experience that finds widespread international application.

Miscounting Immigrants in South Africa: Understanding Misperceptions in the Immigrant Population Innumeracy Capital of the World

ABSTRACT Why do South Africans demonstrate such high levels of immigrant population innumeracy? This tendency to overestimate the number of immigrants in one’s country has been linked to consequences, including support for anti-immigrant legislation and participation in xenophobic violence. Some have called for disseminating accurate information as a means to reduce anti-immigrant hostility. However, most of what we know about innumeracy comes from research in the Global North, and it remains unclear whether it operates similarly in other parts of the world. Thus, the current study seeks to understand innumeracy as it exists in South Africa with the goal of informing efforts aimed at improving perceptions and reducing tensions. Using patterns established in the existing research and logic based on the cognitive availability and affect heuristic processes, the current study compiles a list of possible correlates and tests their effectiveness for understanding South Africans’ misperceptions. The analysis also goes beyond replication by examining a wide array of cognitive availability factors, many of which have not been considered in previous innumeracy research. Overall, findings from the 2019 South African Social Attitudes Survey identify several predictors of immigrant population innumeracy, some which are unique to South Africa. In particular, relational information channels, like friends, family, and local leaders, have a much larger impact on perceptions than non-relational media channels, like television and the Internet. These new insights into the innumeracy phenomenon as it exists in South Africa may prove useful for designing targeted interventions to encourage more accurate perceptions.

Legality in the sphere of implementing executive power in the Republic of Kazakhstan

The paper considers compliance with the principle of legality of the activities of executive authorities, legislative support and the exercise of powers. The nature and content of the activities of the executive bodies of the territorial level, designed to ensure the implementation of the legal provisions defined by national legislation are studied. The activities of executive authorities include law-making activities in the form of adoption of by-laws, as well as organizational activities. This scope of powers determines the relevance of observing the principle of legality in the activities of executive authorities. The principle of legality preserved through the implementation of joint interaction of local governments with other authorities in solving problems. The introduction of digitalization of public authorities, which acts as one of the ways to prevent corruption offenses in executive authorities and comply with the provisions of national legislation, contributes to the preservation and implementation of the principle of legality

Законность в сфере реализации исполнительной власти Республики Казахстан на местном уровне управления

The paper considers compliance with the principle of legality of the activities of executive authorities, legislative support and the exercise of powers. The nature and content of the activities of the executive bodies of the territorial level, designed to ensure the implementation of the legal provisions defined by national legislation are studied. The activities of executive authorities include law-making activities in the form of adoption of by-laws, as well as organizational activities. This scope of powers determines the relevance of observing the principle of legality in the activities of executive authorities. The principle of legality preserved through the implementation of joint interaction of local governments with other authorities in solving problems. The introduction of digitalization of public authorities, which acts as one of the ways to prevent corruption offenses in executive authorities and comply with the provisions of national legislation, contributes to the preservation and implementation of the principle of legality.

НАГРАДНЫЕ СИСТЕМЫ РОССИИ, СТРАН ПОСТСОВЕТСКОГО ПРОСТРАНСТВА И ИХ ОБЪЕДИНЕНИЙ (ПРАВОВЫЕ АСПЕКТЫ)

The article analyzes the legislative base of award systems in Russia and post-Soviet countries. The study of legislation allows us to conclude that during the years of independence in all post-Soviet countries a clear hierarchical model of state encouragement of distinguished citizens in all spheres of society has developed. The author states that the legal norms regulating that sphere are based on the constitutions of republics, decisions of their constitutional courts, national laws, acts of parliaments, decrees of heads of state, etc. An important feature of post-Soviet award systems is that in their legislative support one can find traditions and rules of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Historically conditioned multi-layered legislative base of post-Soviet award systems has a number of characteristic shortcomings, to which the article pays special attention. For example, the author notes the eclecticism admitted by the authorities in the formation of national award systems and conditioned by the desire to preserve historical traditions. Also, the constant changes, amendments and additions to the existing laws, and the endless adoption of their new editions contribute to the growth of legal and logical contradictions in the award business. A special issue of multinational post-Soviet states, in particular, Russia, is the combination of incongruous or poorly matched symbols in the design of awards, which are ambiguously perceived by different ethno-national and confessional groups of the population

Challenges in traumatic spinal cord injury care in developing countries - a scoping review.

To evaluate the leading challenges in developing countries' traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) care. We conducted a systematic search in electronic databases of PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library on 16 April 2023. Studies that investigated challenges associated with the management of TSCI in developing countries were eligible for review. We extracted related outcomes and categorized them into four distinct parts: injury prevention, pre-hospital care, in-hospital care, and post-hospital care. We identified 82 articles that met the eligibility criteria including 13 studies on injury prevention, 25 on pre-hospital care, 32 on in-hospital care, and 61 on post-hospital care. Challenges related to post-hospital problems including the personal, financial, and social consequences of patients' disabilities and the deficiencies in empowering people with TSCI were foremost studied. Lack of trained human resources, insufficient public education and delays in care delivery were barriers in the acute and chronic management of TSCI. A well-defined pre-hospital network and standard guidelines for the management of acute neurotrauma are needed. Critical challenges in injury prevention include deficiencies in infrastructure and supportive legislation. Studies focusing on injury prevention and pre-hospital care in TSCI management in developing countries warrant further investigation. It is imperative to develop systematic and evidence-based initiatives that are specifically tailored to the unique circumstances of each country to address these challenges effectively. By understanding the primary obstacles, policymakers and healthcare providers can establish goals for improving education, planning, legislation, and resource allocation.

The End of Learning

Do evil means justify moving towards a noble goal? In this work of philosophical short story fiction, Paul is six years old when his school suffers from, and his best friend dies in, yet another school shooting. The experience changes young Paul and he spends his life working to change gun laws and prevent future school shootings. As a student, he starts the organization, Students-Saving-Students (“SSS”) that holds periodic student walkaways in support of stronger gun legislation. Paul drops out of school to pursue gun legislation full time, however, by the time he is seventeen years old, he has made little progress. That is when he gets a strange call from SSS alumni who propose taking more militant action. SSS alumni have come to the conclusion that adults who have lost children to gun violence are very likely to support gun regulation and, therefore, they should kill the fifty children with guns of the legislative members most adamantly against gun controls. They have called Paul to give him the final “go/no go” decision. Paul refuses to endorse the plan, however, as soon as he hands up the phone, he already has his doubts on if he made the right choice.

CONCEPT OF CREATING OF AN ELECTRONIC ATLAS “UKRAINE. CULTURAL AND LANDSCAPE HERITAGE”

The purpose of this study is to develop conceptual and methodological approaches to the creation of an electronic atlas “Ukraine. Cultural and landscape heritage.” This is one of the priority measures to accelerate the pace of practical implementation and popularization of the approach of the cultural landscape in Ukraine. The study is based on: analysis and generalization of the main documents on the implementation of the concept of cultural landscape in international law in order to protect both cultural and natural heritage; study of legislative and practical experience of some foreign countries in the application of the concept of cultural landscape in the context of its identification, typology, cartographic visualization and popularization; a review of the current state of legislative, regulatory and methodological support and practical results on these issues in monument preservation activities in Ukraine. The goals, objectives, conceptual principles and methodological approaches to its creation, namely: development of its content, organization, thematic parts, principles of description and representation of mapping objects, creation of appropriate GIS, visualization of spatial and attributive data, etc., are defined.

Electronic Services for Public Facilities An applied study of the principle of changing the rules governing Palestinian public facilities.

This research deals with the issue of electronic services provided by some public facilities in Palestine, as it has been addressed within one of the most important foundations of administrative law related to changing the provisions of the management of public facilities according to variables and circumstances. This research links these services to the concept of modern digital management used to manage public facilities, and it presents an analysis of these services in Palestinian administrative law from the perspective of their legal legitimacy within administrative law. It also clarifies the nature of the services that can be provided through the electronic services clause and those that cannot be a substitute for that. It also provides a realistic analysis of the most important Palestinian public services that are provided by digital administration from through electronic services. The aim of this research is primarily to address the methods of managing some facilities and providing electronic services through them, and thus the relationship of providing these services electronically to the changes that occurred in the management of public facilities in Palestine due to the war, or due to the interruption of communication between cities as a result of the barriers placed by the Israeli occupation, especially in the West Bank. Western and the resulting impossibility of providing services in person in most public facilities. The researcher used the analytical method in this research to analyze the principles that govern the management of public facilities in accordance with the rules of administrative law, as well as jurisprudence and comparative and Palestinian jurisprudence to reach a set of results, the most important of which is the legitimacy of providing public services through the electronic services system, and that there is a group of services with Privacy, such as treatment, interviews, etc., cannot in any way be provided as electronic services, and there is room to develop some services to be provided electronically after processing them legally, such as litigation and employment services, licensing services, etc. The research also reached a set of recommendations, the most important of which is developing the government electronic services system in Palestine through legislative and technological support. The trend towards supporting electronic services in the judicial authority by supporting electronic litigation and other recommendations.

Legislative basis for the development of the institute of «green» public procurement in the Republic of Kazakhstan

The scientific article presents a review of the legal component of procurement for public needs taking into account modern environmental criteria and the functioning of the Institute of «green» public procurement in the country. In order to assess the practical application of environmental criteria in public procurement, the authors of this article assess the possibility of their application in the Republic of Kazakhstan, taking into account the new draft law under discussion. The ways of legislative support necessary for its full-fledged launch are discussed. Successful practices in foreign countries are considered. The purpose of the article is to assess the practical application of the current legislation regulating the sphere of public procurement in the country by reviewing it from the point of view of the use of environmental criteria, as well as analyzing the possibilities of legislative support of the institute of «green» public procurement in general. The authors of the article note that given the fact that «green» public procurement is an important tool for ensuring environmental safety, improving the environmental situation, the introduction of this institution in the country is a critical need. However, for this purpose, according to the authors, a clear legal procedure of environmental requirements and conditions should be approved in public procurement. The new law to be adopted and the changes that are being made to the industry as a whole are important for the successful launch of the institution of green public procurement in the country. However, the quality of the provisions to be enshrined together with the main law is also a critical need.

Қазақстан Республикасында «жасыл» мемлекеттік сатып алуинститутын дамытудың заңнамалық негіздері

The scientific article presents a review of the legal component of procurement for public needs taking into account modern environmental criteria and the functioning of the Institute of «green» public procurement in the country. In order to assess the practical application of environmental criteria in public procurement, the authors of this article assess the possibility of their application in the Republic of Kazakhstan, taking into account the new draft law under discussion.The ways of legislative support necessary for its full-fledged launch are discussed. Successful practices in foreign countries are considered.The purpose of the article is to assess the practical application of the current legislation regulating the sphere of public procurement in the country by reviewing it from the point of view of the use of environmental criteria, as well as analyzing the possibilities of legislative support of the institute of «green» public procurement in general.The authors of the article note that given the fact that «green» public procurement is an important tool for ensuring environmental safety, improving the environmental situation, the introduction of this institution in the country is a critical need. However, for this purpose, according to the authors, a clear legal procedure of environmental requirements and conditions should be approved in public procurement. The new law to be adopted and the changes that are being made to the industry as a whole are important for the successful launch of the institution of green public procurement in the country. However, the quality of the provisions to be enshrined together with the main law is also a critical need

ЭВОЛЮЦИЯ И КОНСТИТУИРОВАНИЕ ПРИНЦИПОВ РЕАЛИЗАЦИИ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫХ ЗАКУПОК В РОССИЙСКОЙ ПРАКТИКЕ

The research is aimed at studying the historical process of formulation and legislative consolidation of the principles of public procurement implemented in Russian practice. The empirical base of the study is based on the provisions of the federal law of April 5, 2013. No. 44-FZ “On the contract system in the field of procurement of goods, works, and services to meet state and municipal needs” and a retrospective analysis of the conditions under which the formation and constitution of the rules of participation established by the state in the system of participation of suppliers of goods, works and services in the mechanism of satisfying the requests and needs of the state mechanism, taking into account socio-economic and the technological development of the country and the mechanism of material and economic support for the performance of the functions assigned to it by the state. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the author’s approach to the formulation of evolutionarily emerging and accepted principles of public procurement based on the multiplicity of scientific explanations of the nature of public procurement activities and the definition of the main characteristics of public procurement. Separate elements of the scientific novelty of the study are the definition of the logic of the constitution of certain evolutionary principles of public procurement and their consolidation in the current Russian legislation on public procurement, as well as a comparative analysis of the compliance of evolutionary and regulatory principles of public procurement. The scientific contribution of the authors is to substantiate the evolutionary logic of the formation of modern legislative support for public procurement activities and to assess the prospects for its further improvement. The result of the study was a comparative analytical correspondence of the evolutionary and regulatory principles of public procurement activities and a forecast of the promising conditions for the functioning of the public procurement sector and its change in the norms of legislative support for public procurement activities.

Legislative support for innovations in the field of agro-export

Legislative support for innovations in the field of agro-export

Cultural Contexts and Policy Frameworks: Examining Work-life Balance Initiatives in East Asia

This study presents a comparative analysis of work-life balance (WLB) policies in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and China. Through a qualitative case study approach, it examines the legislative frameworks, implementation strategies, and cultural contexts influencing WLB policies in these countries. The research reveals varying levels of policy comprehensiveness and effectiveness across the four nations. Singapore emerges as a leader with its comprehensive government-led initiatives and strong legislative support for WLB. Japan demonstrates significant policy reforms aimed at addressing demographic challenges, albeit with persistent implementation issues. China shows regional variations in policy implementation, while Hong Kong's approach is characterized as more market-driven with less cohesive government strategies. The study identifies common challenges across the region, including deeply ingrained work cultures, gender disparities, and the need to balance economic competitiveness with employee well-being. The research concludes with targeted recommendations for Hong Kong, emphasizing the need for a more comprehensive legislative framework, enhanced gender equality measures, and a cultural shift towards valuing work-life balance. These findings contribute to the ongoing dialogue on improving work-life balance in East Asian economies and offer insights for policymakers and organizations striving to create more balanced and productive work environments.

Exploring the Challenges for Work-Life Balance among Married Female Nurses

The topic of Work-Life Balance (WLB) is highly significant in today's fiercely competitive world, and it is a challenge that is critical to be balanced. The principal aim of this research endeavor is to discern and delineate the multifaceted challenges intrinsic to the delicate equilibrium of work and personal life that confront married female nurses employed in government hospitals across Sri Lanka. Accordingly, the problem statement guiding this scholarly investigation is oriented toward the identification and comprehensive analysis of the obstacles and impediments intertwined with harmonizing the demands of their professional nursing responsibilities with their personal lives, emphasizing the distinctive context of the Sri Lankan government hospital setting. To achieve this, the researchers conducted a mixed study design that involved the collection of primary data through questionnaires and interviews. Convenience sampling was used to gather quantitative data and the Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample for qualitative data. The sample size was 384 for the quantitative data and the sample for the qualitative study was determined by the saturation level of 12 married female employees. The findings of the study revealed that the major challenges of WLB faced by married female nurses are time management, work stress, multitasking, and personal issues. Key recommendations of this study are implementing supportive legislation and initiatives to aid nurses in work-life balance, providing support systems, flexibility, and family-friendly policies, promoting balance strategies, continuing research for tailored solutions, and acknowledging the societal importance of work-life balance for married female nurses.

Policies, Leadership, and Funding - Oh, My! How we are working together to improve perinatal care access & integration in Arizona, U.S.

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate of any high resource country, and it is the only country outside of Afghanistan and Sudan where the rate is rising. The rate of pregnancy-related mortality in the US increased from 7.2 pregnancy-related deaths per 100,000 live births per year in 1987 to 17.2 in 2017. In Arizona, almost half of all pregnancy-associated deaths in 2016-2018 or three out of five deaths were related to mental health conditions or substance use disorder, and 98% of those deaths were deemed preventable with 48.5% of deaths having a good chance to prevent the death. Over 40% of these deaths were accidents or unintentional overdoses. Social determinants of health, system, and community factors have increasingly been acknowledged as contributing factors to the increasing rate of poor maternal health outcomes nationally, yet few states have been able to comprehensively address these issues due to fragmented health and public health systems of care, as well as severe workforce shortages. 
 The State of Arizona launched a series of initiatives beginning or enhanced in 2019 to improve maternal health outcomes for persons of reproductive age in the State, including a grant-funded initiative to strengthen Arizona’s Maternal Mortality Review Committee and to fund prevention efforts. In 2020, maternal mental health was spotlighted by stakeholders as a crisis related to the COVID-19 pandemic. A maternal mental health task force was appointed by the state legislature and funded through a federal grant to bring statewide stakeholders together to identify gaps in care for the perinatal population, improve statewide data on maternal mortality, and to form a statewide action plan to promote and execute innovation in maternal health service delivery including recommendations to the state government for providers and facilities, regulatory and state policy, payers, law enforcement, other systems, public health, and communities.
 While the effort to improve perinatal care statewide has legislative and grant-funded support, the input from individuals with lived experience, healthcare professionals specializing in serving this population, and our community health workers such as peer support professionals, patient advocates, and BIPOC advocacy organizations have been the key to our momentum and successes. Ultimately, a legion of volunteers (primarily mothers) across the state have co-designed improvements that truly meet the needs in close partnership with the state department of health and state medicaid agency. 
 
 Through community and provider participation, workforce development initiatives, compassionate and informed leadership, change management, and policy making, we have developed a comprehensive strategy to expand access to better care across the continuum of providers and facilities involved in perinatal care outcomes in our state. 
 What we’ve learned and achieved through our evolving statewide efforts will contribute to the efforts of others in communities globally who are working to reduce adverse maternal health outcomes. Lessons learned and best practices in capacity building and sustainability will be shared. 

Public Participation: International Standards аnd Perspectives for Ukraine

Topicality. In Ukraine, there are still no scientific works, the subject of which would be the basic principles of public participation, the issue of its legislative support and the adjustment of the work of its mechanisms, as well as the tools of such participation. Even less researched is the direction related to the online participation of citizens in the management of state affairs. In the conditions of martial law and the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, the study of international standards and foreign experience in ensuring the effective participation of citizens in public administration and the borrowing of proven successful experience, taking into account the specifics of the legal system of our state and the peculiarities of the sphere of public administration, is relevant and provides prospects for the development of participatory democracy in Ukraine. The purpose of the article. Analysis of the experience of experts from different countries of the world in ensuring citizen participation in public administration, determining the advantages and disadvantages of various models of setting up government-public communications, as well as outlining domestic prospects for the development of public participation in administration in Ukraine. Research methods. The research uses general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge. The purpose and tasks of the research include analysis and synthesis of information, comparison of foreign approaches to understanding public participation and its mechanisms, description of international standards in this area, as well as formulation of author's conclusions on specific issues, recommendations for theoretical and practical use. Results. The theoretical and practical aspects of ensuring the effectiveness of citizens' participation in public administration are analyzed. International standards in this area, the best foreign approaches and practices, and promising directions for the development of participatory democracy in Ukraine are outlined. The significance of the results. The findings contained in this study can be applied during the improvement of the national legislation on the participation of citizens in the management of state affairs and the implementation of legal provisions on effective public influence on public administration.

Economic and Legal Principles of Cybersecurity as a Prerequisite for the Introduction of Special Economic Regimes

The article conducts a scientific and practical study of the economic and legal aspects of the State policy in the field of cybercrime and its impact on business development in a particular region, country, etc. It is determined that the massive spread of cybercrime, the lack of effective mechanisms for combating economic crimes, and the leveling of conceptual approaches to creating an effective mechanism for legal support of the business environment development have a negative impact on the investment environment in particular and on ensuring sustainable development of the State as a whole. The author analyzes the regulatory and legal documents which form the legal basis of the mechanism for combating cybercrime, both at the international and national levels. The author identifies the weaknesses of the national system of legal regulation of cybersecurity. The author points out the sufficiency and fragmented nature of legislative support for cybersecurity and counteraction to the growth of economic crimes.
 It is established that the significant vulnerability of Ukraine's information sphere is due to the excessive use of foreign-made material and technical means. It is emphasized that the international scale of the fight against cybercrime requires clarification and harmonization of national legislation in order to be able to cooperate with law enforcement agencies abroad. The article focuses on the low efficiency of Ukraine's current cybersecurity system and the urgent need to improve and optimize it. Achieving this will not only solve the problem of information space security, but also ensure the continuity and sustainability of Ukraine's economic development.
 It is determined that one of the priority areas of work in the field of creating optimal conditions for business is the fight against computer crimes in the economic sphere. Among the main tasks in this area of activity is to counteract the legalization of shadow income. The analysis of money laundering schemes shows that organized crime is very interested in using the capabilities of electronic payment systems which allow for instant money transfers with almost complete anonymity of counterparties.

ОРГАНІЗАЦІЯ ОПЛАТИ ПРАЦІ В УМОВАХ ВОЄННОГО СТАНУ

In modern conditions, the payroll fund is a key instrument in the formation of relations between employers and employees, it is fundamental and forms the basis for socioeconomic relations between business entities. Changes in legislation, tax policy and the desire to balance the interests of employers and employees are driving the improvement of payroll management mechanisms. In market conditions, incorrect management of the payroll fund does not allow domestic enterprises to ensure additional profit by reducing labor costs, and does not fulfill the necessary motivating function of stimulating productivity growth. However, despite the large number of publications, the urgent task remains to create a mechanism for regulating remuneration, which should be based on ensuring that employees are interested in systematical improving the efficiency of labor productivity, which will enable them to earn funds for timely payment of wages and salaries, increase their level, develop production, and increase, if necessary, the number of jobs, which confirms the relevance of given study, especially in times of war. The article examines the problems in the organization of labor remuneration management under martial law. The factors of influence on the structure of the labor force in modern economic conditions are determined. In the course of the study, the author used general scientific theoretical methods: system analysis - to clarify the main research criteria; the method of induction - at the stage of collecting, systematizing and processing information for the study; the method of deduction - in the process of studying theoretical problems; abstract and logical method - to make theoretical generalizations and conclusions about the problems and challenges of wage management in wartime. The article examines the mechanisms for managing the organization of remuneration under martial law and identifies the main factors influencing the structure of the labor force. The principles of labor remuneration organization and the impact of the aggressor on labor resources in Ukraine are considered. It is established that the legislation regulates some issues related to the management of remuneration under martial law, as well as the main directions for improving the management of labor incentives in the post-war period. It is possible for Ukrainian enterprises to achieve further development and recover in the post-war period through balanced management decisions on remuneration, legislative support for the working-age population, and incentives for employees to rebuild the Ukrainian economy. Our country has lost a significant part of its population due to the hostilities, about 8 million citizens migrated to foreign countries in 2023, thousands of working-age people were forced to move from the war zone to safer regions, and a significant number of people are defending Ukraine with dignity in the Armed Forces. In the current situation, the issue of managing the remuneration organization is extremely important and relevant, because enterprises have experienced a significant hunger for labor resources, which is why this issue requires further research.

Clinician perspectives on voluntary assisted dying and willingness to be involved: a multisite, cross-sectional survey during implementation in New South Wales, Australia.

In the context of nationwide law reform, New South Wales (NSW) became the last state in Australia to legalise voluntary assisted dying (VAD) - commencing 28 November 2023. Clinicians have divergent views regarding VAD, with varying levels of understanding, support, and willingness to be involved, and these may have a significant impact on the successful implementation. To understand levels of support, understanding and willingness to be involved in VAD among clinical staff across NSW during implementation of VAD. A multisite, cross-sectional online survey of clinicians across four local health districts, assessing relevant demographics, awareness of and support for VAD legislation and willingness to be involved in different levels of VAD-related clinical activities. A total of 3010 clinical staff completed the survey. A majority of participants were aware of VAD legislation in NSW (86.35%) and supportive of it (76%), with nursing and allied health clinicians significantly more likely than medical specialists to express support. Among medical specialists, support was statistically more likely in those who did not care for patients at the end of life and those with limited knowledge of the legislation. Willingness of medical specialists to perform key roles was significantly lower, with 41.49% willing to act in coordinating or consulting roles, and only 23.21% as administering practitioners. The majority of clinical staff surveyed across NSW supported VAD legislation. While many eligible clinicians were reluctant to be actively involved, sufficient numbers appear willing to provide VAD services, indicating that successful implementation should be possible.