Mental Health Act 2015
165Doctor must record electroconvulsive therapy
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165 Doctor must record electroconvulsive therapy (1) If a doctor administers electroconvulsive therapy to a person, the doctor must make a record of the administration, including whether the administration— (a) was in accordance with an order of the ACAT; and (b) was with the person’s consent. (2) The doctor must give the record to the person in charge of the psychiatric facility where the therapy was administered. (3) A doctor commits an offence if the doctor fails to comply with subsection (1) or (2).