Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) This section
applies if —
(a) the
person is referred for an examination at a place that is outside a
metropolitan area; and
(b) it
is not practicable to complete the examination within the 24-hour period
referred to in section 58(1)(b).
(2) A medical
practitioner or authorised mental health practitioner at the place may make an
order authorising the continuation of the person’s detention at the
place, to enable the examination to be completed, for up to an additional 48
hours from the end of the 24-hour period.
(3) The order must be
in the approved form and must include the following —
(a) the
date and time when it is made;
(b) the
date and time when it expires;
(c) the
reasons for the continuation;
(d) the
name, qualifications and signature of the practitioner making it.
(4) The practitioner
who makes the order must, as soon as practicable, file it and give a copy to
the person.
(5) The practitioner
who makes the order 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 order is made; and
(b) at
all reasonable times while the person is detained under the order.
(6) The person cannot
continue to be detained if, by the end of the additional 48-hour period
—
(a) the
examination has not been completed; or
(b) the
examination has been completed but an order has not been made under
section 61(1) in respect of the person.