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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2015 - SECT 59

Content of psychiatric treatment order

    (1)     A psychiatric treatment order made in relation to a person may state 1 or more of the following:

        (a)     an approved mental health facility to which the person may be admitted;

        (b)     that the person must do either or both of the following:

              (i)     undergo psychiatric treatment, other than electroconvulsive therapy or psychiatric surgery;

              (ii)     undertake a counselling, training, therapeutic or rehabilitation program;

        (c)     that limits may be imposed on communication between the person and other people.

    (2)     A psychiatric treatment order made in relation to a person must—

        (a)     state that the person must comply with any determination made under section 62 (Role of chief psychiatrist—psychiatric treatment order); and

        (b)     be accompanied by a statement about how the person meets the criteria under section 58 (2) (Psychiatric treatment order).

    (3)     A psychiatric treatment order must not include any requirement mentioned in section 61 (1) (Content of restriction order made with psychiatric treatment order).



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