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Guardianship and Administration Act 1995
42Unlawful consent to medical or dental treatment
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### 42 Unlawful consent to medical or dental treatment
> A person who is not authorized to give consent to medical or dental treatment for a person to whom this Part applies but purports to give any such consent, or represents to a registered practitioner that he or she has the power to consent, is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding 20 penalty units.