Western Australian Current Acts

MENTAL HEALTH ACT 2014 - SECT 87

87 .         Period that must be specified in inpatient treatment order

                The period specified in an inpatient treatment order as the period for which the involuntary inpatient can be detained under the order cannot exceed —

            (a)         if, when the order is made, the involuntary inpatient is an adult — 21 days from the day on which the order is made; or

            (b)         if, when the order is made, the involuntary inpatient is a child — 14 days from the day on which the order is made.