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Mental Health Act 2015
168Psychiatric surgery not to be performed without approval
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168 Psychiatric surgery not to be performed without approval or if person refuses A doctor commits an offence if— (a) the doctor performs psychiatric surgery on a person; and (b) the doctor— (i) does not have the chief psychiatrist’s approval for performance of the surgery; or (ii) has been told under section 174 that the person refuses to have the surgery performed. Maximum penalty: 100 penalty units, imprisonment for 1 year or