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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2013 - SECT 184

Review of status of voluntary inpatient

The following provisions govern the review of the status of a voluntary inpatient:
(a) the Tribunal must review the patient's status once he or she has been a voluntary inpatient for 6 continuous months;
(b) the review must be commenced within 30 days after the 6-month period expires;
(c) after the review, the Tribunal must review the patient's status at intervals not exceeding 6 months for as long as he or she remains a voluntary inpatient;
(d) the Tribunal may review the patient's status at any other time –
(i) on its own motion; or
(ii) on the application of any person with the necessary standing;
(e) on review, the Tribunal may do either or both of the following:
(i) affirm the patient's status;
(ii) direct the controlling authority of the approved facility where the patient is being accommodated to arrange for an approved medical practitioner to apply for a treatment order in respect of the patient.



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