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Mental Health Act 2016
sec.311Purpose of pt 5
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sec.311 Purpose of pt 5
This purpose of this part is to provide for the actions the chief psychiatrist may take in relation to a forensic patient for whom an authorised mental health service is responsible (a relevant forensic patient ) if there is a serious risk to the life, health or safety of a person or to public safety because of a matter relating to the relevant forensic patient.