Western Australian Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MEDICAL ACT 1894 - SECT 21B

21B .         Medical practitioners to arrange consultation in certain cases

        (1)         Any medical practitioner who is requested so to do by a patient or by a relative of a patient who for any reason is unable to make the request himself, shall endeavour to arrange for a professional consultation between such medical practitioner and another medical practitioner with respect to the condition of the patient and the medical or surgical treatment appropriate in the circumstances.

        (2)         Any medical practitioner who without lawful excuse contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence.

        Penalty: $1 000.

        (3)         A medical practitioner who arranges a consultation with another medical practitioner in accordance with the provisions of subsection (1) shall not thereby become liable for the charges of such other medical practitioner in relation to such consultation.

        (4)         In subsection (1) —

        relative , in relation to a patient, includes a de facto partner of the patient.

        [Section 21B inserted by No. 22 of 1945 s. 15; amended by No. 113 of 1965 s. 8; No. 70 of 1985 s. 20; No. 28 of 2003 s. 132.]