Western Australian Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 293

293 .         Advising carer or close family member of decision

        (1)         A patient’s psychiatrist who decides under section 292(1) that a carer or close family member of the patient is not entitled to be provided with particular information or involved in a particular matter must, if the carer or close family member requests to be provided with the information or involved in the matter —

            (a)         advise the carer or close family member of the decision and the reasons for it; and

            (b)         file a record of the advice and give a copy to the patient.

        (2)         A carer or close family member of a patient to whom advice is provided orally under subsection (1)(a) may request the patient’s psychiatrist to confirm the advice in writing.

        (3)         The patient’s psychiatrist must —

            (a)         comply with the request; and

            (b)         file a copy of the confirmation and give another copy to the patient.

        Note for this section:

                Any information or advice provided under section 293(1)(a) or (3)(a) must be provided in accordance with section 9(2).