GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 80C When tribunal may consent and effect of consent

GUARDIANSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION ACT 2000 - SECT 80C

80C When tribunal may consent and effect of consent

(1) On an application made under part 3 , the tribunal may, by order, consent to the sterilisation of a child with an impairment.

(2) The tribunal may consent to the sterilisation only if the tribunal is satisfied the sterilisation is in the best interests of the child.

(3) A child’s sterilisation, to which the tribunal has consented, is not unlawful.