Treatment of child or young person patient
13 Treatment of child or young person patient
This section applies if a patient is a child or young person.
In making a decision under this Act in relation to the patient, a decision-maker must—
regard the best interests of the patient as the paramount consideration; and
have regard to the principles mentioned in the CYP Act, section 9 (Principles applying to Act) where relevant, except when it is, or would be, contrary to the best interests of the patient; and
if the patient is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person—take into account the matters mentioned in the CYP Act, section 10 (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people principle); and
consider each of the youth justice principles mentioned in the CYP Act, section 94 (Youth justice principles) that is relevant.
A decision-maker must, if practicable and appropriate, have qualifications, experience or skills suitable to apply the principles mentioned in subsection (2) in making decisions under the Act in relation to patients who are children or young people.
In this section:
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person—see the CYP Act, dictionary.
CYP Act means the Children and Young People Act 2008.
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