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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2016 - SECT 679

General powers of appointed person

679 General powers of appointed person

(1) For carrying out the inquiry, the appointed person may exercise 1 or more of the following powers—
(a) enter the relevant service;
(b) examine the person who is detained in the relevant service;
(c) search any part of the relevant service;
(d) inspect, examine, test, measure, photograph or film any part of the relevant service or any documents or other thing in the service;
(e) take extracts from, or make copies of, any documents in the relevant service;
(f) take into the relevant service any persons, equipment and materials the appointed person reasonably requires for exercising powers in relation to the service.
(2) The appointed person may exercise a power under subsection (1) with the help, and using the force, that is necessary and reasonable in the circumstances.



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