69Offence to ill-treat patients

#### 69 Offence to ill-treat patients 69 Offence to ill-treat patients (cf 1990 Act, s 298) > An authorised medical officer, or any other person employed at a mental health facility, must not wilfully strike, wound, ill-treat or neglect a patient or person detained at the facility under this or any other Act. > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both. > > **s 69:** Am 2008 No 79, Sch 2 \[20\].