Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) An order made
under section 55(1)(c) authorises the continuation of the person’s
detention until the first of these things occurs —
(a) a
psychiatrist conducts the further examination and makes one of these orders
—
(i)
an inpatient treatment order authorising the
person’s detention at the authorised hospital for the period specified
in the order in accordance with section 87(a) or (b);
(ii)
a community treatment order in respect of the person;
(iii)
an order that the person cannot continue to be detained;
(b) the
expiry of the period specified in the order under section 55(3).
(2) An order made
under subsection (1)(a) must be in the approved form and must include the
following —
(a) the
date and time when it is made;
(b) if
it is made under subsection (1)(a)(i) or (ii) — the reasons for making
it;
(c) the
name, qualifications and signature of the psychiatrist making it.
(3) A psychiatrist who
makes an order under subsection (1)(a) must, as soon as practicable, file it
and give a copy to the person.
Notes for this section:
1. A community
treatment order in respect of an involuntary community patient who is referred
under section 26(2) or 36(2) is automatically revoked under section 116(b) if
a psychiatrist makes an inpatient treatment order under section 56(1)(a)(i) in
respect of the involuntary community patient.
2. A community
treatment order in respect of an involuntary community patient who is referred
under section 26(2) is no longer suspended if a psychiatrist makes an order
under section 56(1)(a)(iii) that the involuntary community patient cannot
continue to be detained (see section 30(b)(i)).