New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 69

69 Offence to ill-treat patients

(cf 1990 Act, s 298)
An authorised medical officer, or any other person employed at a mental health facility, must not wilfully strike, wound, ill-treat or neglect a patient or person detained at the facility under this or any other Act.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units or imprisonment for 6 months, or both.