134Secretary may authorise medical treatment, &c.

134 Secretary may authorise medical treatment, &c.

Despite any other Act or law, the Secretary is authorised to give consent to any medical, dental, psychiatric, psychological or drug counselling or treatment of a detainee if –

(a) the counselling or treatment requires the consent of a guardian of the detainee; and

(b) the Secretary is unable after reasonable inquiry to ascertain the whereabouts of a guardian of the detainee; and

(c) it would be detrimental to the detainee's health to delay the counselling or treatment until the guardian's consent can be obtained.