64Admissions procedure, extensions and transfer

64 Admissions procedure, extensions and transfer

(1)  [Section 64 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 83, Applied:25 Sep 2023] On authorising the admission of an involuntary patient to an SMHU under section 63 , the Chief Psychiatrist is to –

(a) determine the period for which the patient may be detained in the SMHU (the period of detention); and

(b) [Section 64 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 83, Applied:25 Sep 2023] give notice of the admission, the reasons for the admission and the period of detention to the patient (together with a statement of rights, relating to the patient's rights under Part 4 and Part 5 , in an approved form); and

(c) give notice of the admission and the period of detention to –

(i) the controlling authority of the SMHU; and

(ii) the controlling authority of the approved hospital from which the patient is being transferred; and

(iii) [Section 64 Subsection (1) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 83, Applied:25 Sep 2023] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(iv) the Tribunal.

(2)  [Section 64 Subsection (2) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 83, Applied:25 Sep 2023] The Chief Psychiatrist may extend the period of detention and, to avoid doubt, may do so more than once.

(3)  [Section 64 Subsection (3) omitted by No. 4 of 2023, s. 83, Applied:25 Sep 2023] .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  

(4)  [Section 64 Subsection (4) amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 83, Applied:25 Sep 2023] On extending the period of detention, the Chief Psychiatrist is to –