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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 523

523 .         Directions to mental health services to disclose information

        (1)         In this section —

        relevant information means information that, in the Chief Psychiatrist’s opinion, is or is likely to be relevant to the treatment or care that has been or is being provided to a person, or the persons in a class of person, specified in section 515(1).

        (2)         The Chief Psychiatrist may issue a written direction to the person in charge of a mental health service that holds relevant information requiring the person in charge to disclose the information to the Chief Psychiatrist.

        (3)         The person in charge of a mental health service to whom a direction is issued under subsection (2) must comply with the direction.

        Penalty for an offence under this subsection: a fine of $5 000.



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