s 50
In forceActing without authority
Part 6Offences
50 Acting without authority
(1)
A person commits an offence if:
(a)
the person intentionally makes a health care decision; and
(b)
the health care decision is in relation to an adult with impaired decision making capacity; and
(c)
the person is not a health care decision maker and the person is reckless in relation to that circumstance.
Maximum penalty: 400 penalty units or imprisonment for 5 years.
(2)
Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(b).
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