43CDefence of mental impairment

43C Defence of mental impairment (1) The defence of mental impairment is established if the court finds that a person charged with an offence was, at the time of carrying out the conduct constituting the offence, suffering from a mental impairment and as a consequence of that impairment: (a) he or she did not know the nature and quality of the conduct; (b) he or she did not know that the conduct was wrong (that is he or she could not reason with a moderate degree of sense and composure about whether the conduct, as perceived by reasonable people, was wrong); or (c) he or she was not able to control his or her actions. (2) If the defence of mental impairment is established, the person must be found not guilty because of mental impairment.