New South Wales Consolidated Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2007 - SECT 75

75 Notification to carers of initial detention

(1) An authorised medical officer must, not later than 24 hours after a person is detained in a mental health facility, take all reasonably practicable steps to notify any designated carer and the principal care provider (if the principal care provider is not a designated carer) of the person that the person is detained in the facility.

(2) Notice need not be given if the person is discharged or classified as a voluntary patient within that period.