New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DRUG AND ALCOHOL TREATMENT ACT 2007 - SECT 16

16 Information to be given to dependent person

(1) An accredited medical practitioner must give the dependent person an oral explanation and a written statement of the person's legal rights and other entitlements under this Act.

(2) The explanation and statement must be given as soon as practicable after the dependency certificate is issued.

(3) The written statement must be in the form approved by the Secretary.

(4) If the accredited medical practitioner is of the opinion that the dependent person is not capable of understanding the explanation or statement when it would normally be given, the explanation and statement must be given to the person not later than 24 hours before the review under section 34 is held about the person.

(5) The accredited medical practitioner must, if the dependent person is unable to communicate adequately in English but is able to communicate adequately in another language, arrange for the oral explanation to be given in the other language.