Queensland Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 11

11 Meaning of involuntary patient

An
"involuntary patient" means—

(a) a person subject to any of the following—

(i) an examination authority;

(ii) a recommendation for assessment;

(iii) a treatment authority;

(iv) a forensic order;

(v) a treatment support order;

(vi) a judicial order; or

(b) a person detained in an authorised mental health service or public sector health service facility under section 36 ; or

(c) a person from another State detained in an authorised mental health service under section 368 (3) (b) .