There will be 32 forums held across the state next month for community members to express their views on upcoming legislation to facilitate voluntary assisted dying in Tasmania.
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Previous legislation has failed to pass the House of Assembly on three occasions over the past 10 years.
This time, Mersey independent MLC Mike Gaffney will introduce legislation into the upper house for debate.
Mr Gaffney this week released a draft bill which will be discussed at next month's forums followed by more targeted consultation between March and June.
He said he aimed to table the bill in the Legislative Council on August 21.
Community forums in the North and East Coast regions will start from February 18 with a forum at the Deloraine Community Centre at 10am, followed by one at the Tamar Centre in Riverside at 1.30pm, and another at the George Town Memorial Hall at 7pm.
A forum will start the following day at the Launceston Town Hall's reception room at 10am, followed by another at Scottsdale's library at 1.30pm, and at the Break O'Day council chambers in St Helens at 7pm.
There will be two more forums on the East Coast on February 20 with one at Swansea Town Hall at 10am and Tribunna's Town Hall at 1.30pm, before another forum at Ross Memorial Hall at 7pm.
