Mental Health Act 2013
65ARenewal of treatment order for patient in SMHU
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65A Renewal of treatment order for patient in SMHU
[Section 65A Inserted by No. 59 of 2016, s. 38, Applied:01 Jul 2017] In its application to an involuntary patient admitted to an SMHU under section 63 , Division 2 of Part 3 of Chapter 2 is modified as follows:
(a) when renewing a treatment order under section 48 , the Tribunal may specify a treatment setting other than an SMHU;
(b) section 48(3)(b) does not apply;
(c) [Section 65A Amended by No. 4 of 2023, s. 85, Applied:25 Sep 2023] the Chief Psychiatrist is the person to whom notice under section 48(9)(b)(iii) is to be given.