Violet consults Dr Monroe, a plastic surgeon, about a tummy tuck. She signs a consent form for the surgery. When she wakes up after the surgery, she realises that the operation was a failure. She later learns that Dr Monroe didn’t perform the surgery himself, but that one of the nurses performed it on his behalf. Which ONE of the following statements is CORRECT?

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Dr Monroe did not commit a delict because he concluded a contract with Violet in terms of which Violet consented to the operation.

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Dr Monroe did not commit a delict because Violet consented to the operation and all the risks when she signed the consent form.

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Dr Monroe committed a delict because he acted outside the limits of consent when he allowed the nurse to perform the surgery.

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Dr Monroe committed a delict because consent to the risk of serious bodily injury (the operation) is contrary to good morals and therefore invalid.

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