Criminal Code Act 1899 - Queensland Legislation

Schedule 1 The Criminal CodePart 5 Offences against the person and relating to marriage and parental rights and dutiesChapter 27 Duties relating to the preservation of human life[s 286]necessaries of life; and the person is held to have caused anyconsequences which result to the life or health of the otherperson by reason of any omission to perform that duty.286 Duty of person who has care of child(1) It is the duty of every person who has care of a child under 16years to—(a) provide the necessaries of life for the child; and(b) take the precautions that are reasonable in all thecircumstances to avoid danger to the child’s life, healthor safety; and(c) take the action that is reasonable in all the circumstancesto remove the child from any such danger;and he or she is held to have caused any consequences thatresult to the life and health of the child because of anyomission to perform that duty, whether the child is helpless ornot.(2) In this section—person who has care of a child includes a parent, fosterparent, step parent, guardian or other adult in charge of thechild, whether or not the person has lawful custody of thechild.288 Duty of persons doing dangerous actsIt is the duty of every person who, except in a case ofnecessity, undertakes to administer surgical or medicaltreatment to any other person, or to do any other lawful actwhich is or may be dangerous to human life or health, to havereasonable skill and to use reasonable care in doing such act,and the person is held to have caused any consequences whichresult to the life or health of any person by reason of anyomission to observe or perform that duty.Page 182 Current as at 1 December 2014