Notice of adverse incidents
20G Notice of adverse incidents
A person who provides medical treatment to a child may give a parent or legal guardian of the child a written notice of an adverse event arising out of the treatment.
The notice may be accompanied by an expression of regret under the Civil Liability Act 2003, chapter 4, part 1 or an offer to remedy any harm suffered as a result of the incident, or both an expression of regret and offer.
A notice of an adverse event is not an admission of liability and is inadmissible in any subsequent proceeding in relation to the event, other than a proceeding mentioned in section 20H.
A person who gives a notice of an adverse event must as soon as practicable after giving the notice give to the public trustee a copy of the notice and any document provided to a parent or legal guardian with the notice.
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