This legislation has been repealed.
(1) A person under the age of 14 years must not be admitted to a hospital as an informal patient if, at or before the time at which the person seeks to be so admitted, a parent of the person has notified the medical superintendent that he or she objects to the person's being so admitted.
(2) If a parent of a person under the age of 14 years who has been admitted to a hospital as an informal patient notifies the medical superintendent that he or she objects to the person's receiving care or treatment at the hospital, the medical superintendent must discharge the person.