New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(cf 1990 Act, ss 72, 73)
(1) An authorised medical officer must review the mental health and welfare of a patient or person detained in a mental health facility under this Act who is absent from the mental health facility with permission if the absence is for a continuous period of more than 28 days.
(2) The authorised medical officer must discharge the patient or person following the review unless the officer is of the opinion that further detention of the patient or person in the facility is necessary.
(3) An authorised medical officer of a mental health facility must discharge a patient or person detained in the facility under this Act who is absent from the mental health facility for a single period exceeding 12 months.