South Australian Numbered Acts

MENTAL HEALTH (REVIEW) AMENDMENT ACT 2016 (NO 34 OF 2016) - SECT 67

67—Amendment of section 78—Transport to South Australia of persons with apparent mental illness

Section 78(2)—delete subsection (2) and substitute:

        (2)         A South Australian authorised officer or an interstate authorised officer may, for the purpose of the person's transport to a South Australian treatment centre or other place in South Australia for medical examination—

            (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).