Mental Health Act 2016
sec.272Offence
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sec.272 Offence
A person must not administer medication to a patient unless the medication is clinically necessary for the patient’s treatment and care for a medical condition. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. Subsection (1) does not limit section 374 . To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for subsection (1) , a patient’s treatment and care for a medical condition includes preventing imminent serious harm to the patient or others. (sec.272-ssec.1) A person must not administer medication to a patient unless the medication is clinically necessary for the patient’s treatment and care for a medical condition. Maximum penalty—200 penalty units. (sec.272-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not limit section 374 . (sec.272-ssec.3) To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for subsection (1) , a patient’s treatment and care for a medical condition includes preventing imminent serious harm to the patient or others.