Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Guardianship and Administration Act 1986 - SECT 42Y

Offences

42Y. Offences



(1) Subject to section 42A, a registered practitioner must not carry out, or
supervise the carrying out of, a medical research procedure on a patient
unless-

   (a)  the carrying out of the procedure is allowed by section 42R and either
        the person responsible for the patient has given consent under section
        42S or the procedure is authorised under section 42T; or

   (b)  the carrying out of the procedure is otherwise authorised by law.

Penalty: Imprisonment for 2 years or 240 penalty units or both.

(2) A registered practitioner must not sign a certificate under section 42T(3)
or (6) that the practitioner knows to be false.

Penalty: 120 penalty units.

(3) A registered practitioner must not carry out, or supervise the carrying
out of, a medical research procedure on a patient unless the relevant research
project has been approved by the relevant human research ethics committee.

Penalty: 240 penalty units.