Child Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Jul 2023 · Chapter · Temporary Custody and Medical Examination and Treatment
26. No liability incurred for giving authorization
Feedback & supportIf a child is examined or treated pursuant to section 21
or 24—
the Protector or police officer who authorizes such examination or treatment;
the medical officer who examines or treats the child; and
all persons acting in aid of the medical officer, shall not incur any liability at law by reason only that a child is examined or treated pursuant to that section.
Nothing contained in subsection (1) relieves a medical officer from liability in respect of the examination or treatment of a child which liability he would have been subject to had the examination or treatment been carried out or administered with the consent of the parent or guardian of the child or person having authority to consent to the examination or treatment.
medical officer
“medical officer” means a registered medical practitioner in the service of the Government and includes a registered medical practitioner in any teaching hospital of a public institution of higher learning, but does not include a registered medical practitioner in any part of the Government hospital or teaching hospital of a public institution of higher learning, which are privatized or corporatized;