Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT 2005 - SECT 157M

157M Transfer to another treatment or care place

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a person subject to an emergency examination authority is transported to a treatment or care place that is a public sector health service facility; and

(b) a doctor or health practitioner believes it is necessary for the person to be transported to another treatment or care place that is a public sector health service facility.

(2) An authorised person may transport the person under the emergency examination authority to the other treatment or care place.

Note—

A person subject to an emergency examination authority may only be detained in a treatment or care place for the examination period, or the examination period as extended under section 157E (4) .