s 34B Liability of the Government for torts committed by non- Government practitioners while attending to patients at the request of or by arrangement with the Government
A fully registered practitioner who holds a current and valid annual practising certificate, who is not a public officer and who, at the request of or by arrangement with the Government, carries out any investigation, examination, treatment or management of any patient in any Government hospital, clinic or health centre or in any other similar institution of the Government shall, while carrying out such investigation, examination, treatment or management, be deemed to be a public officer for the purposes of section 5 of the Government Proceedings Act 1956 [Act 359]; and notwithstanding subsection 6(4) of the Act, proceedings may be brought against the Government in respect of any act, neglect or default of such practitioner done or committed in the course of or in connection with such investigation, examination, treatment or management.