Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) This section
applies whenever a person cannot continue to be detained at a hospital or
other place for a reason referred to in section 94.
(2) A person in charge
of the hospital or other place must ensure that, as soon as practicable
—
(a) the
person is advised in writing by a medical practitioner or mental health
practitioner that the person cannot continue to be detained for that reason;
or
(b) if
the person leaves the hospital or other place before a medical practitioner or
mental health practitioner can comply with paragraph (a) — a record of
the time when the person left the hospital or other place is filed.
(3) The person must be
allowed to leave the hospital or other place unless the person’s
detention at the hospital or other place is authorised —
(a) for
another reason referred to in section 94; or
(b)
under section 96.
(4) The practitioner
who provides the advice referred to in subsection (2)(a) must file a copy of
the advice.