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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 427

Transfer to another authorised mental health service

427 Transfer to another authorised mental health service

(1) The tribunal may order the person’s transfer to another authorised mental health service to provide treatment and care for the person.
(2) In deciding whether to order the person’s transfer under subsection (1) , the tribunal must have regard to the following—
(a) the person’s mental state and psychiatric history;
(b) the person’s treatment and care needs;
(c) the capacity of the authorised mental health service to which the person is to be transferred;
(d) to the greatest extent practicable, the views, wishes and preferences of the person;
(e) without limiting paragraphs (a) to (d) , whether the transfer is appropriate in the circumstances.
Example of when a transfer under this section may be appropriate—
to allow the person to be in closer proximity to their family, carers or other support persons



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