New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 42

42 Discharge of involuntary patients on own application

(cf 1990 Act, s 67)

(1) An involuntary patient of a mental health facility or another person detained in a mental health facility may make an application to the authorised medical officer to be discharged.

(2) The authorised medical officer may discharge the patient or person.

Note : The authorised medical officer may also classify a patient as a voluntary patient (see section 40).