Protection for certain persons who do not administer lifesaving treatment
115 Protection for certain persons who do not administer lifesaving treatment
In this section —
ambulance officer means a person employed or engaged (including on a voluntary basis) by the provider of an ambulance service to provide medical or other assistance to persons in an emergency;
lifesaving treatment means lifesaving or life‑preserving medical treatment;
protected person means —
a registered health practitioner; or
an ambulance officer; or
a person (other than a person referred to in paragraph (a) or (b)) who has a duty to administer lifesaving treatment to another person.
This section applies if a protected person, in good faith, does not administer lifesaving treatment to another person in circumstances where —
the other person has not requested the administration of lifesaving treatment; and
the protected person believes on reasonable grounds that the other person is dying after self‑administering or being administered a prescribed substance in accordance with this Act.
The protected person does not incur any civil liability or criminal liability for not administering the lifesaving treatment.
The non‑administration of the lifesaving treatment is not to be regarded as —
a breach of professional ethics or standards or any principles of conduct applicable to the protected person’s employment; or
professional misconduct or unprofessional conduct.
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