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MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 607

607 .         Receival of person at place other than authorised hospital

        (1)         This section applies in relation to a person who is under a referral to which section 599(3) applies.

        (2)         Subject to this section, Part 6 Division 3 Subdivision 2 applies in relation to the person.

        (3)         The person cannot be received into the place on or after commencement day if the referral has expired because of section 599(5)(a).

        (4)         If the person was received at the place before commencement day, the person is taken to be detained at the place under section 58(1)(b).

        (5)         The period for which the person can be detained under section 58(1)(b) expires at the end of 72 hours after the time when the person was received at the place under the 1996 Act.

        [Section 607 inserted: No. 25 of 2014 s. 9.]



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