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CurrentChief executive may authorise treatment
271 Chief executive may authorise treatment
Despite any other Act or law, the chief executive is authorised to give consent to any medical treatment of a child in the chief executive’s custody if—
(a)
the medical treatment requires the consent of a guardian of the child; and
(b)
the chief executive is unable to ascertain the whereabouts of a guardian of the child despite reasonable inquiries; and
(c)
it would be detrimental to the child’s health to delay the medical treatment until the guardian’s consent can be obtained.
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