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CurrentNeglect or ill-treatment
Part 8Further protections for persons with mental illness
Division 1Patients' rights and protections
49 Neglect or ill-treatment
A person having the oversight, care or control of a patient who ill‑treats or wilfully neglects the patient is guilty of an offence.
Maximum penalty: $25 000 or imprisonment for 2 years.
This Act’s bill:Second reading speech
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