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Mental Health Act 2014
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Part 8 — Community treatment orders
113. Terms used 83
Division 2 — Making order
114. Things psychiatrist must be satisfied of before making order 83
115. Terms of order 84
Division 3 — Operation of order
116. Duration of order 85
117. Advice about when and where treatment to be provided 86
118. Monthly examination of patient 86
119. Supervising psychiatrist may request practitioner to examine involuntary community patient 88
120. What supervising psychiatrist may do after examination 88
121. Continuation order 90
122. Varying order 91
123. Making inpatient treatment order or revoking community treatment order 92
124. Confirmation of inpatient treatment order 94
125. Involuntary community patient to be advised of expiry 95
Division 4 — Breach of order
126. When involuntary community patient will be in breach 95
127. What supervising psychiatrist must do if order breached 96
128. Order to attend if non‑compliance continues 97
129. Making transport order 98
130. Detention at place specified in order to attend 98
131. Other action that may be taken if non‑compliance 99
Division 5 — Transport to hospital
132. Application of this Division 102
133. Making transport order 102
Division 6 — Supervising psychiatrist and treating practitioner
134. Supervising psychiatrist 102
135. Change of supervising psychiatrist 103
136. Treating practitioner 103
137. Change of treating practitioner 104