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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 67

Transport for treatment and care by consent

67 Transport for treatment and care by consent

(1) This section applies to a person in custody who—
(a) is not subject to a treatment authority, forensic order (mental health) or treatment support order; and
(b) consents to receiving treatment and care for the person’s mental illness in an inpatient unit of an authorised mental health service.
(2) The person may be transported by an authorised person from the person’s place of custody to an inpatient unit of an authorised mental health service to receive treatment and care for the person’s mental illness.
(3) The authorised person may transport the person only if all of the following have been made for the person—
(a) a transfer recommendation;
(b) an administrator consent;
(c) a custodian consent.
(4) The person may withdraw the person’s consent under subsection (1) (b) at any time.
Note—
If the person withdraws consent, see sections 80 and 83 .
(5) Subsection (4) does not prevent a treatment authority being made under chapter 2 for the person.



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