Guardianship Regulation 2016
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9 Special medical treatment
9 Special medical treatment
For the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of special treatment in section 33 (1) of the Act, the following medical treatment is declared to be special treatment:
(a) any treatment that is carried out for the purpose of terminating pregnancy,
(b) any treatment in the nature of a vasectomy or tubal occlusion,
(c) any treatment that involves the use of an aversive stimulus, whether mechanical, chemical, physical or otherwise.