253Transfer of interstate patient to approved mental health

253 Transfer of interstate patient to approved mental health (1) An application may be made to the chief psychiatrist for an interstate patient, who is subject to an interstate involuntary treatment order that allows for detention at an interstate mental health facility, to transfer the interstate patient to an approved mental health facility in the ACT. (2) The chief psychiatrist may agree to the transfer if the chief psychiatrist believes on reasonable grounds that the transfer to the ACT is— support of the interstate patient; and