Queensland Numbered Acts

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HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2019 - SECT 17

Protection from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment

17 Protection from torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment

A person must not be—

(a) subjected to torture; or
(b) treated or punished in a cruel, inhuman or degrading way; or
(c) subjected to medical or scientific experimentation or treatment without the person’s full, free and informed consent.



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