Sch 1 (The Criminal Code), s 297
In forceWhen injury or death might be prevented by proper precaution
Schedule 1The Criminal Code
Part 5Offences against the person and relating to marriage and parental rights and duties
297 When injury or death might be prevented by proper precaution
When a person causes a bodily injury to another from which death results, it is immaterial that the injury might have been avoided by proper precaution on the part of the person injured, or that the injured person’s death from that injury might have been prevented by proper care or treatment.
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