19Notice to primary carer of events affecting dependent person

19 Notice to primary carer of events affecting dependent person

19 Notice to primary carer of events affecting dependent person

(1) An accredited medical practitioner must take all reasonably practicable steps to notify the primary carer of a dependent person if any of the following events occurs—

(a) the person is absent from a treatment centre without permission or fails to return at the end of a period of leave,

(b) the person is discharged from a treatment centre,

(c) an application is made under Part 4 to extend the effective period of the dependency certificate relating to the person.

(2) The accredited medical practitioner must give the notice as soon as practicable after becoming aware the event has occurred.

(3) If the person is referred to or discharged to another centre the accredited medical practitioner must also state in the notice the name of that centre.