(1) A medical practitioner may make an assessment order in respect of a person in, and only in, the following circumstances:(a) . . . . . . . .(b) . . . . . . . .(c) the medical practitioner must have examined the person;(d) the examination must have been done in the 24-hour period immediately before the assessment order is made;(e) the medical practitioner must be satisfied from the examination that the person needs to be assessed against the assessment criteria;(f) the medical practitioner must be satisfied that a reasonable attempt to have the person assessed, with informed consent, has failed or that it would be futile or inappropriate to make such an attempt.(2) A medical practitioner may make an assessment order authorising a patient's admission to and, if necessary, detention in an approved hospital.(3) Despite subsection (2) , a medical practitioner is not to make an assessment order authorising a patient who is a child to be admitted to and, if necessary, detained in an approved hospital unless the medical practitioner is satisfied that the hospital (a) has facilities and staff for the assessment of the patient; and(b) is, in the circumstances, the most appropriate place available to accommodate the patient.(4) A medical practitioner may make an assessment order without having received an application for the order.