75Notification to carers of initial detention

75 Notification to carers of initial detention

75 Notification to carers of initial detention

(1) An authorised medical officer must, not later than 24 hours after a person is detained in a mental health facility, take all reasonably practicable steps to notify any designated carer and the principal care provider (if the principal care provider is not a designated carer) of the person that the person is detained in the facility.

(2) Notice need not be given if the person is discharged or classified as a voluntary patient within that period.

s 75: Am 2014 No 85, Sch 1 [47].