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#### 13 Criteria for involuntary admission etc as mentally ill person or mentally disordered person
13 Criteria for involuntary admission etc as mentally ill person or mentally disordered person
(cf 1990 Act, s 8)
> A person is a mentally ill person or a mentally disordered person for the purpose of—
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> > (a) the involuntary admission of the person to a mental health facility or the detention of the person in a facility under this Act, or
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> > (b) determining whether the person should be subject to a community treatment order or be detained or continue to be detained involuntarily in a mental health facility,
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> if, and only if, the person satisfies the relevant criteria set out in this Part.