21Police assistance

#### 21 Police assistance 21 Police assistance > > (1) A police officer to whose notice a police assistance endorsement on a mental health certificate, or a request for assistance by an ambulance officer under this Division, is brought must, if practicable— > > > > > (a) apprehend and take or assist in taking the person the subject of the certificate or request to a declared mental health facility, or > > > > > (b) cause or make arrangements for some other police officer to do so. > > > (2) A police officer may enter premises to apprehend a person under this section, and may apprehend any such person, without a warrant and may exercise any powers conferred by section 81 on a person who is authorised under that section to take a person to a mental health facility or another health facility. > > > > Note. > > > > Section 81 sets out the persons who may take a person to a mental health facility and their powers when doing so.