12Medical or dental treatment without consent

12 Medical or dental treatment without consent

For the purposes of section 41(2) of the Act, the following cases are specified as cases where medical or dental treatment may not be carried out, on a person to whom Part 6 of the Act applies, without consent under Division 2 of that Part:

(a) the treatment is continuing or ongoing and involves the administration of a restricted substance primarily to control the conduct of the person to whom it is given;

(b) the treatment involves the administration of a drug of addiction other than in association with the treatment of cancer or palliative care of a terminally ill patient;

(c) the treatment involves electroconvulsive therapy (ECT);

(d) the treatment involves a substantial risk to the person to whom it is given of –

(i) death; or

(ii) brain damage; or

(iii) paralysis; or

(iv) permanent loss of function of any organ or limb; or

(v) permanent and disfiguring scarring; or

(vi) extreme pain or distress;

(e) the treatment is intended, or is likely, to result in the removal of all or a substantial number of teeth.