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CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT AND PALLIATIVE CARE ACT 1995 - SECT 16

16—Protection for medical practitioners etc

A medical practitioner responsible for the treatment or care of a patient, or a person participating in the treatment or care of the patient under the medical practitioner's supervision, incurs no civil or criminal liability for an act or omission done or made—

            (a)         with the consent of the patient or the patient's representative or without consent but in accordance with an authority conferred by this Act or any other Act; and

            (b)         in good faith and without negligence; and

            (c)         in accordance with proper professional standards of medical practice; and

            (d)         in order to preserve or improve the quality of life.



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