16Circumstances in which treatment may be given

16 Circumstances in which treatment may be given

(1)  The following policy governs the treatment of voluntary patients under this Act:

(a) a voluntary patient may be given treatment with informed consent, either as a hospital inpatient or in the community;

(b) [Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2017] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(c) a voluntary patient may be given special psychiatric treatment if –

(i) the treatment is authorised by the Tribunal under Part 6 ; and

(ii) where the treatment is psychosurgery or a treatment that requires informed consent under that Part, informed consent has been given for the treatment;

(d) a voluntary patient can never be given special psychiatric treatment except as provided by paragraph (c) .

(2)  The following policy governs the treatment of involuntary patients under this Act who are not forensic patients or involuntary patients to whom section 66 applies:

(a) an involuntary patient may be given treatment –

(i) with informed consent; or

(ii) if the treatment is authorised by a treatment order; or

(iii) if the treatment is urgent circumstances treatment, the treatment is authorised under section 55 ;

(b) [Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 10, Applied:01 Jul 2017] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(c) an involuntary patient may be given special psychiatric treatment if –

(i) the special psychiatric treatment is authorised by the Tribunal under Part 6 ; and

(ii) where the treatment is psychosurgery or a treatment that requires informed consent under that Part, informed consent has been given for the treatment;