Consent to risk: non-fatal harmful acts done in good faith for a person's benefit are not criminal. Section 26 provides that an act not intended to cause death is not an offence if done in good faith for the benefit of the person and with that person's consent, express or implied, even if the actor knows the act may or is likely to cause harm.
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Consent to risk: non-fatal harmful acts done in good faith for a person's benefit are not criminal.
Section 26 provides that an act not intended to cause death is not an offence if done in good faith for the benefit of the person and with that person's consent, express or implied, even if the actor knows the act may or is likely to cause harm.
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