Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) This section
applies in relation to an article that is seized under section 159(2)(c) from
a person who is apprehended under section 99(a), 149(1)(a) or 156(1).
(2) The article must
be dealt with —
(a)
under subsection (3)(a) or (b); or
(b)
otherwise according to law.
(3) The article must
be —
(a)
given to, as the case requires —
(i)
the person in charge of the mental health service or
other place referred to in section 165(1)(b)(i), (ii) or (iv) when the person
is received there; or
(ii)
the medical practitioner or authorised mental health
practitioner referred to in section 165(1)(b)(ii) when the person is delivered
into the practitioner’s care;
or
(b) if
the person is released without being taken to a mental health service or other
place or delivered into the care of a medical practitioner or authorised
mental health practitioner — returned to the person when the person is
released.
(4) A person who deals
with an article under subsection (2)(a) or (b) must, as soon as practicable
—
(a)
record in the approved form details of how the article was dealt with; and
(b) give
the record of those details to, as the case requires —
(i)
the person in charge of the mental health service or
other place referred to in section 165(1)(b)(i), (ii) or (iv) when the person
is received there; or
(ii)
the medical practitioner or authorised mental health
practitioner referred to in section 165(1)(b)(ii) when the person is delivered
into the practitioner’s care; or
(iii)
if the person is released without being taken to a mental
health service or other place or delivered into the care of a medical
practitioner or authorised mental health practitioner — the person when
the person is released.
(5) A person to whom a
record is given under subsection (4)(b)(i) or (ii) must ensure that the record
is filed as soon as practicable.