26 Execution of law, &c. (1) An act, omission or event is authorized if it is done, made or caused: (a) in the exercise of a right granted or recognized by law; (b) in execution of the law or in obedience to, or in conformity with, the law; (c) in obedience to the order of a competent authority whom the person doing, making or causing it is bound by law to obey, unless the order is manifestly unlawful; or (d) subject to subsection (3), pursuant to authority, permission or licence lawfully granted. (2) Whether an order is or is not manifestly unlawful is a question of law. Criminal Code Act 1983 21 (3) A person cannot authorize or permit another to kill him or, except in the case of medical treatment, to cause him serious harm.

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