Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) A person who is
referred under section 26(2) —
(a) must
be received into the authorised hospital unless subsection (2) applies; and
(b) can
be detained there, to enable the examination to be conducted, for up to 24
hours from the time when the person is received.
(2) The person cannot
be received into the authorised hospital if the referral has expired.
(3) The person in
charge of the authorised hospital must ensure that the person has the
opportunity and the means to contact any carer, close family member or other
personal support person of the person, a health professional who is currently
providing the person with treatment and the Chief Mental Health Advocate
—
(a) as
soon as practicable after the person is received into the authorised hospital;
and
(b) at
all reasonable times while the person is detained there under subsection
(1)(b).
(4) The person cannot
continue to be detained if, by the end of the 24-hour period referred to in
subsection (1)(b) —
(a) the
examination has not been completed; or
(b) the
examination has been completed but an order has not been made under
section 55(1) in respect of the person.
(5) Reception at an
authorised hospital under this section is not admission by the hospital under
this Act.