65Period of detention

65 Period of detention

Subject to any orders of the Tribunal, an involuntary patient admitted to an SMHU under section 63 may be detained there until –

(a) the end of the period of detention determined under section 64(1) (or as extended under section 64(2) ); or

(b) [Section 65 Amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 37, Applied:01 Jul 2017] [Section 65 Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 84, Applied:25 Sep 2023] if the Chief Psychiatrist arranges for the transfer of the patient under section 64(5) , the end of the 24-hour period immediately after the arrangements have been made; or

(c) [Section 65 Amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 37, Applied:01 Jul 2017] if the patient is subject to an assessment order, the assessment order expires or is discharged; or

(d) [Section 65 Amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 37, Applied:01 Jul 2017] if the patient is subject to a treatment order, the treatment order expires or is discharged –

[Section 65 Amended by No. 59 of 2016, s. 37, Applied:01 Jul 2017] whichever occurs first.