Section 41B — Crimes Act 1900 (NSW)

Unauthorised administration of prescribed substance

(1) A person commits a crime if—
(a) the person (the first person) administers a prescribed substance to another person, and
(b) the first person is not authorised by the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022, section 60(6) to administer the prescribed substance to the other person.
(2) In this section—
prescribed substance has the same meaning as in the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2022.

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Related sections

s 39 — Using poison etc to endanger life or inflict grievous bodily harm
s 41 — Using poison etc to injure or to cause distress or pain
s 41A — Poisoning etc of water supply
s 41C — Inducing another person to request or access voluntary assisted dying
s 41D — Inducing self-administration of prescribed substance
s 41E — Advertising Schedule 4 or 8 poison as voluntary assisted dying substance

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