sec.15Responsibility for involuntary patient or forensic disability client

sec.15 Responsibility for involuntary patient or forensic disability client

This section applies if a provision of this Act states that— an authorised mental health service is responsible for an involuntary patient; or the forensic disability service is responsible for a person subject to a forensic order (disability). If subsection (1) (a) applies, the administrator of the authorised mental health service is responsible for the treatment and care of the involuntary patient under the authority or order to which the person is subject. If subsection (1) (b) applies, the administrator of the forensic disability service is responsible for the care of the person under the forensic order (disability) to which the person is subject. (sec.15-ssec.1) This section applies if a provision of this Act states that— an authorised mental health service is responsible for an involuntary patient; or the forensic disability service is responsible for a person subject to a forensic order (disability). (sec.15-ssec.2) If subsection (1) (a) applies, the administrator of the authorised mental health service is responsible for the treatment and care of the involuntary patient under the authority or order to which the person is subject. (sec.15-ssec.3) If subsection (1) (b) applies, the administrator of the forensic disability service is responsible for the care of the person under the forensic order (disability) to which the person is subject.

• (a) an authorised mental health service is responsible for an involuntary patient; or
• (b) the forensic disability service is responsible for a person subject to a forensic order (disability).