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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 5

Admission on own request

5 Admission on own request

(1) A person may be admitted to a mental health facility as a voluntary patient.
(2) An authorised medical officer may refuse to admit a person to a mental health facility as a voluntary patient if the officer is not satisfied that the person is likely to benefit from care or treatment as a voluntary patient.
(3) A person may be admitted to a mental health facility as a voluntary patient whether or not the person is a mentally ill person or a mentally disordered person.



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