182Review of involuntary admission to SMHU

182 Review of involuntary admission to SMHU

The following provisions govern the review of the admission (or any extension of the admission) of an involuntary patient to an SMHU:

(a) [Section 182 Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 154, Applied:25 Sep 2023] the Tribunal must review the admission (or extension) within 7 days after being notified of the admission (or extension);

(b) the Tribunal may review the admission (or extension) at any other time –

(i) on its own motion; or

(ii) on the application of any person with the necessary standing;

(c) on review, the Tribunal may –

(i) affirm the admission (or extension); or

(ii) affirm the admission (or extension) but direct that it be shortened; or

(iii) direct that the patient be transferred to an approved hospital or, if the Tribunal considers that the patient is well enough to be released directly into the community, another place.