Offence to perform non-ablative neurosurgical procedure
238 Offence to perform non-ablative neurosurgical procedure
A person must not perform a non-ablative neurosurgical procedure on another person for the purpose of treating the other person’s mental illness other than under this Act.
Maximum penalty—200 penalty units or 2 years imprisonment.
To remove any doubt, it is declared that, for subsection (1), none of the following is a mental illness—
chronic tic disorder, dystonia, epilepsy, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, Parkinson’s disease or tremor;
another neurological disorder prescribed by regulation.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
This Act’s bill:Explanatory memorandumSecond reading speech
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