83Prohibited treatments

#### 83 Prohibited treatments 83 Prohibited treatments (cf 1990 Act, s 197) > > (1) A person must not administer to or perform on another person any of the following— > > > > > (a) deep sleep therapy, > > > > > (b) insulin coma therapy, > > > > > (c) psychosurgery, > > > > > (d) any other operation or treatment prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section. > > > > Maximum penalty—50 penalty units. > > > (2) In this section— > > > > psychosurgery means— > > > > > (a) the creation of 1 or more lesions, whether made on the same or separate occasions, in the brain of a person by any surgical technique or procedure, when it is done primarily for the purpose of altering the thoughts, emotions or behaviour of the person, or > > > > > (b) the use for such a purpose of electrodes within the brain to produce such a lesion or lesions, whether on the same or separate occasions, or > > > > > (c) the use on 1 or more occasions of electrodes within the brain primarily for the purpose of influencing or altering the thoughts, emotions or behaviour of a person by stimulation through the electrodes without the production of a lesion in the brain of the person, > > > > but does not include a technique or procedure carried out for the treatment of a condition or an illness prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition. > > **s 83:** Am 2014 No 85, Sch 1 \[54\].