Mental Health Act 2014
Part 8Community treatment orders
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Part 8 — Community treatment orders
- Terms used 83
Division 2 — Making order
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Things psychiatrist must be satisfied of before making order 83
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Terms of order 84
Division 3 — Operation of order
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Duration of order 85
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Advice about when and where treatment to be provided 86
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Monthly examination of patient 86
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Supervising psychiatrist may request practitioner to examine involuntary community patient 88
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What supervising psychiatrist may do after examination 88
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Continuation order 90
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Varying order 91
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Making inpatient treatment order or revoking community treatment order 92
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Confirmation of inpatient treatment order 94
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Involuntary community patient to be advised of expiry 95
Division 4 — Breach of order
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When involuntary community patient will be in breach 95
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What supervising psychiatrist must do if order breached 96
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Order to attend if non‑compliance continues 97
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Making transport order 98
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Detention at place specified in order to attend 98
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Other action that may be taken if non‑compliance 99
Division 5 — Transport to hospital
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Application of this Division 102
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Making transport order 102
Division 6 — Supervising psychiatrist and treating practitioner
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Supervising psychiatrist 102
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Change of supervising psychiatrist 103
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Treating practitioner 103
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Change of treating practitioner 104