New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 1990 - SECT 196

196 Register

(1) A register, in the prescribed form, for the purpose of recording information relating to the administration of treatments to which this Division applies, is to be kept or caused to be kept:

(a) in relation to a hospital--by the medical superintendent, or

(b) in relation to a place approved by the Director-General under section 182--by a person specified by the Director-General.

(2) The medical superintendent or person specified by the Director-General, as the case requires, must, before the administration of a treatment to which this Division applies, enter, or cause to be entered, in the register such particulars in relation to the administration of that treatment as are required to complete an entry in that register.

(3) If the particulars of a treatment to which this Division applies as administered are different from the particulars entered, in relation to the administration of the treatment, in the register, the medical superintendent or person specified by the Director-General, as the case requires, must note the differences and the explanation for the differences in the register.

(4) A member of the Tribunal, the Principal official visitor, an official visitor or an authorised officer may, at any time, inspect a register.