Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) This section
applies if, after any further opinion in relation to a patient is obtained
under section 182, the person who requested that it be obtained remains
dissatisfied with the treatment being provided to the patient and advises the
Chief Psychiatrist orally or in writing of that dissatisfaction.
(2) The Chief
Psychiatrist must file a record of an oral advice or a written advice.
(3) The Chief
Psychiatrist may request the patient’s psychiatrist to —
(a)
reconsider the decision to provide the treatment; and
(b) give
the Chief Psychiatrist a written report about the outcome of the
reconsideration and the reasons for it.
(4) The
patient’s psychiatrist must, as soon as practicable —
(a) give
the report to the Chief Psychiatrist and file a copy; and
(b) give
a copy to each of these people —
(i)
the patient;
(ii)
if the further opinion was requested by a person other
than the patient — that other person.
(5) Subsection (1)
does not limit the powers of the Chief Psychiatrist under section 520.