New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf 1990 Act, s 23)
(1) A person may be detained in a declared mental health facility on a written request made to the authorised medical officer by a designated carer, the principal care provider or a relative or friend of the person.
(2) An authorised medical officer must not detain any such person unless the officer is satisfied that, because of the distance required in order for the person to be examined and the urgency of the circumstances, it is not reasonably practicable to have the person detained on the basis of a mental health certificate.