92Provision of health care without consent

92 Provision of health care without consent (a) the General Manager of a custodial correctional facility: (i) considers the provision of health care to a prisoner might be necessary to prevent serious harm to the prisoner; and (ii) requests a medical practitioner to examine the prisoner and, if appropriate, provide health care; and (b) the prisoner refuses to consent to the examination or provision of health care. (2) The medical practitioner may, without the prisoner's consent: (a) examine the prisoner to determine whether the provision of health care is necessary; and (b) if the medical practitioner considers that it is necessary – provide the health care to the prisoner. (3) If the prisoner does not submit to the examination or provision of the health care, a correctional officer may assist the medical practitioner in examining the prisoner or providing the health care. (4) In providing the assistance, the correctional officer may use the

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