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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 47

Explaining decision not to make treatment authority

47 Explaining decision not to make treatment authority

(1) This section applies if, on making an assessment of a person subject to a recommendation for assessment, an authorised doctor decides—
(a) the treatment criteria do not apply to the person; or
(b) there is a less restrictive way for the person to receive treatment and care for the person’s mental illness.
(2) The authorised doctor must—
(a) tell the person of the decision; and
(b) explain its effect to the person; and
(c) make a note on the recommendation for assessment of the decision not to make a treatment authority for the person.



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