It advocated for legislative change to allow voluntary euthanasia in New South Wales.
The VEP was founded in 2013 to bring attention to the need for voluntary assisted dying law reform and to bring together advocates from the Dying with Dignity and Exit International movements.
The immediate goal of the VEP was to make voluntary euthanasia a central issue at the September 2013 Federal election.
The New South Wales VEP nominated two candidates for the Senate at the 2013 Australian federal election[1] and two candidates for the Senate at the 2016 Australian federal election.
[12] Shayne Higson initially remained as the Registered Officer but was eventually replaced in this role by Glen Stelzer, who stood as the party's candidate for Balmain in 2023.