Western Australian Numbered Acts

ACTS AMENDMENT (CONSENT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT) ACT 2008 (NO. 25 OF 2008) - SECT 18

18 .         Section 259 amended

                Section 259 is amended as follows:

            (a)         by inserting before “A person” the subsection designation “(1)”;

            (b)         by deleting “treatment —” and inserting instead —

                “ treatment (including palliative care) — ”;

            (c)         at the end of the section by inserting —

“
        (2)         A person is not criminally responsible for not administering or ceasing to administer, in good faith and with reasonable care and skill, surgical or medical treatment (including palliative care) if not administering or ceasing to administer the treatment is reasonable, having regard to the patient’s state at the time and to all the circumstances of the case.

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