sec.20GNotice of adverse incidents

### sec.20G Notice of adverse incidents A person who provides medical treatment to a child may give a parent or legal guardian of the child a written notice of an adverse event arising out of the treatment. The notice may be accompanied by an expression of regret under the Civil Liability Act 2003 , chapter 4 , part 1 or an offer to remedy any harm suffered as a result of the incident, or both an expression of regret and offer. A notice of an adverse event is not an admission of liability and is inadmissible in any subsequent proceeding in relation to the event, other than a proceeding mentioned in section 20H . A person who gives a notice of an adverse event must as soon as practicable after giving the notice give to the public trustee a copy of the notice and any document provided to a parent or legal guardian with the notice. s 20G ins 2003 No. 16 s 92 (sec.20G-ssec.1) A person who provides medical treatment to a child may give a parent or legal guardian of the child a written notice of an adverse event arising out of the treatment. (sec.20G-ssec.2) The notice may be accompanied by an expression of regret under the Civil Liability Act 2003 , chapter 4 , part 1 or an offer to remedy any harm suffered as a result of the incident, or both an expression of regret and offer. (sec.20G-ssec.3) A notice of an adverse event is not an admission of liability and is inadmissible in any subsequent proceeding in relation to the event, other than a proceeding mentioned in section 20H . (sec.20G-ssec.4) A person who gives a notice of an adverse event must as soon as practicable after giving the notice give to the public trustee a copy of the notice and any document provided to a parent or legal guardian with the notice.