Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) This section
applies in relation to a patient to whom Part 13 Division 2 applies.
(2) If, immediately
before commencement day, a patient had requested a second opinion under the
1996 Act section 111(2)(a) but the second opinion had not been obtained, the
request is taken to have been made to the patient’s psychiatrist under
section 182(2).
(3) If, immediately
before commencement day, a patient had requested a second opinion under the
1996 Act section 111(2)(b) but the second opinion had not been obtained, the
request is taken to have been made to the Chief Psychiatrist under
section 182(2).
(4) If, immediately
before commencement day, a patient’s psychiatrist had obtained a second
opinion in response to a request made under the 1996 Act section 111(2)(a) but
had not done anything in relation to the opinion, the opinion is taken to have
been obtained by the patient’s psychiatrist under section 182.
(5) If, immediately
before commencement day, the Chief Psychiatrist had obtained a second opinion
in response to a request made under the 1996 Act section 111(2)(b) but had not
done anything in relation to the opinion, the opinion is taken to have been
obtained by the Chief Psychiatrist under section 182.
[Section 640 inserted: No. 25 of 2014 s. 9.]