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Cosmetic surgery and other treatments

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Part 3Administering health care

28 Cosmetic surgery and other treatments

A health care decision maker has authority to consent to the administration of cosmetic surgery, botulinum toxin injections or body piercing to an adult with impaired decision making capacity if:

(a)

the procedure is justified as health care; or

(b)

both of the following apply:

(i)

the adult gave explicit directions to have the procedure before their decision making capacity became impaired;

(ii)

the procedure carries a low risk of harm to the adult.

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