15Written consent not to be sufficient authority in certain circumstances

#### 15 Written consent not to be sufficient authority in certain circumstances 15 Written consent not to be sufficient authority in certain circumstances > A document that purports to be a consent given in accordance with section 7, 8 or 10 is not sufficient authority for a medical practitioner to remove tissue if the medical practitioner knows or has reasonable grounds for suspecting— > > > (a) that the consent is revoked, or > > > (b) that the certificate given for the purposes of section 9, 11 or 11A, as the case may be, in relation to that document contains a statement which is false or misleading in a material particular, or > > > (c) if a certificate was given for the purposes of section 11—that the child is no longer in agreement with the proposed removal and transplantation of the tissue, or > > > (d) if a certificate was given for the purposes of section 11A—that the child has at least some understanding of the procedures involved in the removal of tissue from his or her body and has repeatedly and consistently expressed an unwillingness to undergo any such procedure. > > **s 15:** Am 2005 No 82, Sch 2 \[5\]–\[7\].