South Australian Numbered Acts

MENTAL HEALTH (REVIEW) AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO 34 OF 2016) - SECT 63

63—Amendment of section 74—Transport to other jurisdictions when South Australian inpatient treatment orders apply

        (1)         Section 74(1)—after "may," insert:

with the approval of the Chief Psychiatrist,

        (2)         Section 74(3)—delete subsection (3) and substitute:

        (3)         A South Australian authorised officer or an interstate authorised officer may, for the purpose of the person's transport to an interstate treatment centre—

            (a)         exercise the powers of an authorised officer under Part 9; and

            (b)         if the officer is a police officer (however described) in South Australia or another jurisdiction—exercise the powers of a police officer under Part 9,

(and the provisions of Part 9, including section 60, will apply for the purpose with necessary modifications).