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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 (NO. 26 OF 2014) - SECT 293

Role of authorised psychiatrist in taking security patient to another designated mental health service

    (1)     As soon as practicable after making a direction under section 291 or receiving a direction under section 292(1), the authorised psychiatrist must ensure that reasonable steps are taken—

        (a)     to inform the security patient of the direction to take the security patient to another designated mental health service and to explain its purpose and effect; and

        (b)     to notify the following persons in relation to the security patient of the direction—

              (i)     the nominated person;

              (ii)     a guardian;

              (iii)     a carer, if the authorised psychiatrist is satisfied that the decision will directly affect the carer and the care relationship;

              (iv)     a parent, if the person is under the age of 16 years;

              (v)     the Secretary to the Department of Human Services, if the security patient is the subject of a custody to Secretary order or a guardianship to Secretary order; and

        (c)     to take the security patient to the receiving designated mental health service; and

        (d)     to forward any documents relevant to the treatment of the security patient to the receiving designated mental health service.

    (3)     As soon as practicable after a security patient is taken to the receiving designated mental health service, the authorised psychiatrist of that designated mental health service must ensure that reasonable steps are taken to notify the Secretary to the Department of Justice that the security patient has been received at that designated mental health service.



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